--- title: "Aimee A. Oravec | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/aimee-a-oravec-justice-alaska-supreme-court-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Aimee A. Oravec Alaska Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Alaska Supreme Court - State: Alaska - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American lawyer and jurist who became an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court on January 31, 2025, appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy to replace retired - Doyon Utilities, LLC, General Counsel, 2016-2025 - Of counsel and contract attorney at Richmond & Quinn, PC (Anchorage, 2007–2008) - Associate attorney at Winfree Law Office, PC (Fairbanks, 1999–2005) - Law clerk and associate at Schwartz, Herman & Davidson (St. Louis, MO, 1996–1998) ### Education - Washington University in St. Louis School of Law — Order of the Barristers — J.D. (1998) - History; minor in French — Southern Utah University — B.A. (1994) - A.A. — College of Eastern Utah — 1991 ### Additional information - Appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court on November 27, 2024; sworn in January 31, 2025. - She also served as an attorney member of the Alaska Judicial Council from 2012 to 2018. - Utility Services of Alaska, Inc., Vice President of Regulatory Strategy and Governance, 2014-2016. - VP of Regulatory Strategy & Governance at Utility Services of Alaska, Inc. (2014–2016) - Oravec Law Group, LLC, Member/Senior Attorney, 2008-2014. - Sole practitioner (2005–2008) - Private practice including Winfree Law Office in Fairbanks and later solo/of-counsel work. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### photography filming recording Scope: statewide Alaska generally prohibits photographing, filming, and recording in courthouse common areas unless an application is approved, while separate courtroom and adjacent-area rules remain governed by Administrative Rule 50 and Administrative Bulletin No. 45. Evidence excerpt: Except as specifically authorized by this order, photographing, filming, and recording are permitted in common areas inside the courthouse only upon the issuance of an approved application. [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### courtroom media requests Scope: statewide Alaska states that media may request permission from a judicial officer for coverage inside a particular courtroom or adjacent area, and the judicial officer rules on those requests. Evidence excerpt: not intended to interfere with or restrict the rights of the media to request permission from a judicial officer to allow media coverage within a particular courtroom or adjacent area [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [Hearings & Trials](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/jdgapps/oravec.pdf) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgemain.html) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/jdgapps/oravec.pdf) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgemain.html) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/jdgapps/oravec.pdf) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgemain.html) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/aimee-a-oravec-justice-alaska-supreme-court-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/aimee-a-oravec-justice-alaska-supreme-court-ak", "name": "Aimee A. 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