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Senate Judiciary Committee forwards three governor appointments to joint session
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee on April 2 forwarded three gubernatorial nominees — two to the Alaska Commission for Human Rights and one to the Alaska Bar Association board — to a joint session for consideration. The committee recorded no roll-call vote in the hearing transcript.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on April 2 forwarded three of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s nominees to a joint session for consideration.
In a motion read into the record, Senator Kiel moved that “the judiciary committee, having reviewed the qualifications of the governor's appointees, forwards the following names to a joint session for consideration: For the Alaska Commission on Human Rights, Doreen Lorenz and Jesse Ruffridge, and for the Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar, Jedidiah Cox.” The committee then signed paperwork and closed public testimony on the nominations.
The action follows short confirmation hearings in which each nominee gave remarks and answered committee questions. Doreen Lorenz spoke about her media and legal background and recent service on the Alaska Commission for Human Rights; Jesse Ruffridge summarized her three years on the commission and outreach work; and Jedidiah Cox described his prior service on the Alaska Bar Association board and administrative priorities. No public witnesses spoke in opposition during the hearing.
The transcript does not record a roll-call vote or tally on the committee motion; the committee chair directed staff to forward the names to the joint session. The motion statement included a procedural caveat that forwarding “does not reflect intent by any of the members to vote for or against these individuals during any further sessions for the purposes of confirmation.”
Committee members present included Senator Klayman (chair), Senator Kiel (vice chair), and Senator Myers; Senator Stevens joined during the hearing. Staff and technical support for the hearing were acknowledged at the start of the meeting.
The nominees will appear for joint-session consideration at a later date; the Judiciary Committee’s action transmits their names but does not complete the confirmation process.
