George Frank Boney (July 3, 1930 – August 30, 1972)[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska from December 2, 1968, until his death, serving as chief justice after 1970.[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.[2] He became a senior partner in the largest law firm in Alaska.[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.[5]
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