Daniel Winfree

{{Short description|American judge}}

{{Infobox judge

| name = Daniel Winfree

| image = Daniel Winfree.jpg

| office = Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court

| term_start = July 1, 2021

| term_end = February 6, 2023

| predecessor = Joel Bolger

| successor = Peter J. Maassen

| office1 = Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court

| appointer1 = Sarah Palin

| term_start1 = February 13, 2008

| term_end1 = February 6, 2023

| predecessor1 = Alex Bryner

| successor1 = Jude Pate

| birth_name = Daniel Edward Winfree

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953|2}}

| birth_place = Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = University of Oregon (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (MBA, JD)

}}

Daniel Edward Winfree (born February 1953) is an American lawyer who served as chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 2021 to 2023. He was appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court by Governor Sarah Palin in 2008.{{Cite web|last=Mandy Gillip|title=Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice to retire in June 2021 – Ballotpedia News|date=14 December 2020 |url=https://news.ballotpedia.org/2020/12/14/alaska-supreme-court-chief-justice-to-retire-in-june-2021/|access-date=2021-01-16|language=en-US}} He was sworn in on February 13, 2008.{{Cite web|title=Sarah Palin's Judicial Appointments - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime|url=http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/8/30/144957/082/elections2008/Sarah-Palin-s-Judicial-Appointments|access-date=2021-01-16|website=www.talkleft.com}} He retired in February 2023.

Education

Winfree received a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Oregon in 1977, a Master of Business Administration from the Haas School of Business and Juris Doctor from UC Berkeley School of Law both in 1981.{{Cite web |url=https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/judges/docs/dew.pdf |title=Supreme Court Justice – Daniel E. Winfree |publisher=public.courts.alaska.gov/ |access-date=March 11, 2020}}

Alaska Supreme Court

He was appointed to the court in 2008 by Republican Governor Sarah Palin to succeed former Associate Justice Alex Bryner. He retired from the court in February 2023.

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