Susan M. Carney

Susan Carney
Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 10, 2025
Preceded byPeter J. Maassen
Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
Assumed office
August 26, 2016
Appointed byBill Walker
Preceded byDana Fabe
Personal details
Born1961 (age 6364)
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Susan M. Carney (born 1961) is an American attorney and jurist. She has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska since 2025, while concurrently serving as an associate justice of the court. She was appointed on May 12, 2016, she was sworn in on August 26, 2016. In November 2024, she was named chief justice after the mandatory retirement of then-Chief Justice Peter J. Maassen.