Robert Ladd Eastaugh (born November 12, 1943) is an American lawyer and jurist who served on the

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from 1994 to 2009. He is the grandson of R. E. Robertson and was formerly in private practice associated with the law firm founded by his grandfather. Born in

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, Eastaugh received a BA in English literature from

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, and a J.D. from the

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. In 1993, when potential nominees were being vetted for the supreme court seat, Eastaugh was one of the two most popular candidates among Alaska lawyers surveyed by the state bar association. He retired from the court in 2009. In 2020, Eastaugh was recalled to the court to fill in for recused Chief Justice

Joel Bolger Joel Harold Bolger (born February 16, 1955, in Carroll, Iowa) is an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court for the U.S. state of Alaska. Its decisions ...

, in a political case.

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