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4 Alaska L.J. 1 (1966)

handle is hein.barjournals/alaskalj0004 and id is 1 raw text is: LAW RY, 1966 IN THIS ISSUE Articles Journal Celebrates Its Fourth Year of Publication (by Stan- ley Howitt, Journal Editor), p. 1. U.S. District Court Opinion Ness v. National Indemnity Co. (Automobile Insurance Policy, Coverage as to Earthquake- Inspired Damage), p. 2. Superior Court Opinions Eldridge v. Cox (Priorities as Between Lion Claimants and Small Business Administra- don), p. 4. Woodard v. Hansen (When Dis- trict Magistrate May Instruct Jury), p. 6. Koskoff v. State (Power of Su- perior Court to Remand to District Magistrate), p. 6. Alaska Supreme Court Opinions Op. 314-Decker v. Aurora Mo- tors (Priority as Between Se- curity Interest in and Me- chanics Lien on an Automo- bile), p. 7. Op. 31--Selman v. State (Suf- ficiency of Examination of Appeal Record by Court-Ap- pointed Counsel), p. 9. Op. 316-City of Anchorage v. Lot No. 1 (Lack of Power in Certain Municipalities to Ac- quire Off-Street Parking Fa- cilities through Eminent Do- main), p. 9. Op. 317-Northern Corp. v. Saari (Workmen's Compensation, Li- ability of Employer for Injury in Remote Geographical Site), p. 10. Op. 318 -Oaks v. Rojcewitcz (When Complaint May Be Dis- missed for Failure to Comply with Discovery Order), p. 11. Op. 319--West v. State (Crim- inal Trial; Hypothetical Ques- tion on Shock; Jury Selection; Attempted Impeachment of Verdict by Juror), p. 13. JOURNAL CELEBRATES ITS FOURTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION By STANLEY HOWITT, Editor This is a report to the Alaska Bar and a request that the Alaska Bar take stock of its activities and let us inform its members through the medium of the Journal. We cannot do this job alone. JOURNAL REPORT The Journal is now established as the official publication of the Alaska Bar Association. It is also the medium of communication be-or the names of committees or tween the local bar association of their chairmen. the state and, we shall continue to Are there any committees be- hope, eventualy a forum for free sides Grievance? What is our status discussion of legal issues. as a Bar? How are we rendering As regular features we print the public service? What are our pro- opinions of tha Alaska Supreme grams? We think the members of Court, our Superior Courts and our the bar are entitled to know these Attorney General, plus selected things. opinions of interest from our U.S. Certainly there are many worth- District Court. We have also en- while projects being worked on deavored to present law review ar- throughout the state. But it is time ticles on Alaska jurisprudence, that we took stock of them, of our We've requested similar articles resources and of our past work as from members of our bar, but in a bar, and look to our future direc- the course of four years we have tion. received and printed only about The Journal is prepared to keep five contributions from this latter the members of the bar informed. source. All we need is information and With the approval of the Alaska your interest. Bar Association, the Alaska court To Start Out, system will now also use the Jour- We'd Like To Receive: nal for its communications to the bar. Probably this use won't be 1-A list of programs being exclusive at first, handled by the Alaska Bar Asso- The Board of Governors regular- ciation and local bar groups. Please indicate if there is any coordina- ly transmits its minutes to us, as inbteen the loca bar do the Anchorage and Juneau bar tion between the local bars. 2-Lists of committees formed organizations. However, only Oc- by the Alaska Bar Association and casional messages come from the local bar groups, and their chair- Tanana Valley bar (Fairbanks) and men and members. we've drawn blanks from Ketchi- 3-Programs to be undertaken kan, Sitka and Nome. in 1966 and 1967. Alaska Bar Asked Are Any Centennial To Take Stock Activities Being Planned? Of Its Activities We'd be interested in finding out In our effort to keep the Alaska whether any thought has been Bar informed, we'd like to suggest given to preparing an exhibit or that a complete appraisal, on a project honoring the pioneer-era state level as well as on a local Alaskan attorneys during our state level, be made of our facilities, our centennial year celebration in 1967. needs and our programs. Possibly an article on the history We doubt if there are more than of the law profession in Alaska can a handful of attorneys who can be written and old photos obtained. give us all the names of the pro- Should a centennial committee of grams our state bar is working on the bar be formed? - Page I - LAW PRACTICE NEWS JUNEAU BAR INVESTIGATES NEED FOR ADDITIONAL JUDGE FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA The Juneau Bar Association is nvestigating the need for an addi- tional judge and clerk for the pres- ent presiding Superior Court Judge. In its preliminary agenda for a special meeting, of the Bar Asso- ciation held on December 15th, 1965, the following points were stressed: 1. The overall caseloads, Civil, Probate and Criminal, in Superior Court at Juneau have increased to the point where the litigants can- not have their cases heard within a reasonable time: and the Court is finding it increasingly difficult to devote the necessary time to legal research while attending. 2. Crowded dockets plus the handling of administrative matters as presiding judge of the entire First Judicial District, Southeast Alaska, have made it increasingly difficult for the judge to devote enough time to legal research of cases. This situation will get worse with time, especially since there are indications of a population in- flux because of a recent sale of timber which will result in the con- struction of a pulp mill. Not to be overlooked is the number of cases filed in Juneau due to its being the seat of state government. Also, the presiding judge must cover the court work in Sitka, and this re- quires him to be away from Juneau for considerable periods of time each year. 3. Law Clerk Needed-Judges in other jurisdictions have law clerks to assist them with research prob- (Continued on Page 3) In Conclusion: We'd like to compile from our bar members a list of the most im- portant problems facing the Alaska bar. In short, a complete process of taking stock of our activities is needed. We believe no showing is necessary that this need is real. |O. 1

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