--- title: "Dana Anderson Fabe | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dana-anderson-fabe-3687" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Dana Anderson Fabe Alaska Supreme Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska Supreme Court - State: Alaska - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Retired from active service in June 2016 but continued as a senior justice for 10 more years National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals - Retired American judge, lawyer, and mediator who served as the first woman on the Alaska Supreme Court and its first female chief justice from 1996 to 2016 - 1996–2016 – Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, appointed by - Served three terms as Chief Justice (2000–2003, 2006–2009, 2012–2015) - 1988–1996 – Judge, Alaska Superior Court (Anchorage), including deputy presiding judge and training judge. - Law clerk, Justice Edmond W. Burke, Alaska Supreme Court, 1976-1977 - Only the second justice in Alaska’s history to serve three terms as chief justice ### Education - B.A. from Cornell University (1973) and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law (1976). ### Additional information - Active pro tem judge, current in 2026 - State (2010). - 1981–1988 – Chief Public Defender for Alaska, appointed by Governor Jay Hammond. - Staff attorney, Alaska Public Defender Agency, 1977-1981 - Born March 29, 1951. - Authored over 460 published opinions, including notable cases such as Barbara P. v. - Recognized for mediation expertise, advanced dispute resolution training, and leadership in judicial ethics and women’s legal careers National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals . - Fabe was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Hyde Park. - She now runs Fabe Dispute Resolution, LLC in Anchorage, mediating over 600 litigated matters and workplace conflicts National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals . - She has also served on multiple judicial committees, chaired the Alaska Civil Rules Committee, and co-chaired the Alaska Fairness and Access Commission National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals . ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/3687/dana-anderson-fabe/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3687/dana-anderson-fabe/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3687/dana-anderson-fabe/) - [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) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgformer.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/admin/docs/fy13.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/admin/docs/profile.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/main/ctinfo.htm) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgformer.html) - [public.courts.alaska.gov](https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/media/docs/pr-fabe-2012-5-31.pdf) - [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Fabe) - [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) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgformer.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/admin/docs/fy13.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/admin/docs/profile.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/main/ctinfo.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgformer.html) - [public.courts.alaska.gov](https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/media/docs/pr-fabe-2012-5-31.pdf) - [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Fabe) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgformer.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/admin/docs/fy13.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/admin/docs/profile.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/main/ctinfo.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgformer.html) - [public.courts.alaska.gov](https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/media/docs/pr-fabe-2012-5-31.pdf) - [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Fabe) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dana-anderson-fabe-3687", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dana-anderson-fabe-3687", "name": "Dana Anderson Fabe | KnowJudges", "description": "Dana Anderson Fabe, Alaska Supreme Court. 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