George F. Boney

[1] Born in Savannah, Georgia, Boney received an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in 1951 and a law degree from Harvard Law School.

[1] In 1968, Governor Wally Hickel appointed Boney and Roger G. Connor to two newly created seats on the state supreme court, which expanded the court from three justices to five.

[3] Following the retirement of Buell A. Nesbett in 1970, Boney was named by Governor Keith Miller to serve as the court's second chief justice,[2] becoming the youngest chief justice of any state supreme court at the time.

[4] He died in a boating accident at Cheri Lake, Matanuska-Susitna.

[1] The older of the two state courthouses in Anchorage, the one in which the Supreme Court holds its sessions, is named in his honor.