Alaska Supreme Court· 5/3/2019

Downs v. Downs

Citations

440 P.3d 294

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

concluding superior court acted within its discretion by considering separate property contributions when dividing marital property
“[B]ias cannot ‘be inferred merely from adverse rulings.’ ” (quoting Kinnan v. Sitka Counseling, 349 P.3d 153, 160 (Alaska 2015))
“We review de novo the question of whether a judge appears biased, which is assessed under an objective standard.” (quoting Mengisteab v. Oates, 425 P.3d 80, 85 (Alaska 2018))
“Where the trial court makes these threshold findings, we generally will not reevaluate the merits of the property division.” (quoting Cartee v. Cartee, 239 P.3d 707, 713 (Alaska 2010))
“[T]he trial court, not this court, judges the credibility of witnesses and weighs conflicting evidence.” (quoting Limeres v. Limeres, 320 P.3d 291, 296 (Alaska 2014) (internal quotation marks omitted))
“[J]udicial bias may . . . arise during the course of judicial proceedings if ‘a judicial officer hears, learns, or does something intrajudicially so prejudicial that further participation would be unfair.’ ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Bolger, Carney, Maassen, Stowers, Winfree

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named Downs v. Downs

18 other CourtListener records share this case name.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.