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Personal photos from Gerald Van Hoomissen, which were donated to the Joint Archives of the Alaska Court System and the Alaska Bar Association
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Judge Gerald Van Hoomissen
Gerald Van Hoomissen was born in Portland, Oregon and received his law degree from the University of Oregon Law School. In 1965, he became the Assistant US Attorney in Fairbanks, was district attorney in Fairbanks from 1968-1969, was a private attorney, and then in 1970 was appointed as judge of the Superior Court in Fairbanks. As a private pilot, he flew around much of rural Alaska to hold hearings and try cases in the villages, something which is no longer done. He retired from the bench in 1986. For more about Judge Van Hoomissen.