Judge Larry R. Woolford: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Larry R. Woolford is a judge on the Juneau Superior Court in the 1st Judicial District of Alaska. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Michael Dunleavy on March 11, 2014, filling a seat vacated by the Hon. Daniel Schally.

The 1st Judicial District encompasses Angoon, Haines, Hoonah, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Prince of Wales, Sitka, Skagway, Wrangell, and Yakutat.

Prior to his appointment, Woolford was an attorney at Sanders Poulson Woolford, a law firm he joined in 2000. Over the course of his legal career, he represented clients in adoptions and guardianships, accident and insurance claims, property and contract disputes, and estate planning matters.

Woolford earned a bachelor’s degree in archaeology from Yale University in 1992. He then completed a J.D. at Seattle University School of Law in 1997. He is licensed to practice in Alaska (1998).

After graduating from law school, Woolford began his legal career as an attorney in private practice at the Choate Law Firm in Juneau. He worked in that capacity until 1999, at which time he opened the Law Offices of Larry R. Woolford.

His memberships have included the Alaska Bar Association, the Juneau Bar Association, and the Alaska Association for Justice.

Born and raised in Juneau, Alaska, Woolford attended Juneau-Douglas High School.