Joe Miller (Alaska politician) win election via write-in since Strom Thurmond in 1954. Miller conceded the race on December 31. In June 2011, a judge found that Miller's lawsuit was aimed at winning the election and not in the interest of upholding the state constitution as Miller had claimed. He was ordered to compensate the State of Alaska approximately $18,000 for legal fees incurred by the State. Miller ran in the 2014 U.S. Senate election as a Republican, although a late-race endorsement of Miller by former governor Sarah Palin did not yield a win, as former Alaska Attorney General and Commissioner of Natural Resources
History of the Jews in Alaska in 1988. Jay Rabinowitz was a Justice on the Alaska Supreme Court for over thirty years, from 1965–1997, and was Chief Justice for 12 of those years. His tenure began during the first years of statehood when much of Alaska’s constitution was untested, and many of the over 1,200 opinions (along with 200 dissents) he wrote while on the court have defined the legal structure governing Alaska. The Rabinowitz Courthouse in Fairbanks is named in his honor. Avrum "Av" M. Gross served as the Alaska Attorney General from 1974–1980 while Jay Hammond was Governor, despite their differing personal politics. The