Juneau, Alaska early settlers, as have been several other landmarks in Juneau. Major mining operations in the Juneau mining district prior to World War II included the Treadwell Mine, The Alaska-Juneau Mine, and Alaska-Gastineau Mine. In 1906, after the decline of whaling and the fur trade, Sitka, the original capital of Alaska, became less important and the territorial legislature moved the seat of government to Juneau. Juneau was the largest city in Alaska during the inter-war years, passing Fairbanks in the 1920 census. In the post-World War II years, it was displaced by Anchorage in 1950. In 1911, the United States Congress
Michael J. Juneau sent to the Senate. On January 18, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–10 vote. On October 11, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by a 54–41 vote. He received his judicial commission on October 17, 2018. Michael J. Juneau Michael Joseph Juneau (born June 29, 1962) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Juneau was born on June 29, 1962, in Monroe, Louisiana. He received his Bachelor of Science, "magna cum laude", from Louisiana State University and his Juris Doctor, "cum laude", from Harvard Law