Background
Katz, John W. was born on June 3, 1943 in Baltimore. Son of Leonard Wallach and Jean W. Katz.
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Katz, John W. was born on June 3, 1943 in Baltimore. Son of Leonard Wallach and Jean W. Katz.
1 child, Kimberly Erin. Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1965. Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley,1969.
DDL (honorary) U. Alaska, 1994.
Bar: Alaska, Pennsylvania, United States District Court District of Columbia 1971, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit), United States Tax Court, United States Court Claims, United States Court Military Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Court Legislation and administrative assistant.to Congressman Howard West. Pollock of Alaska, Washington, 1969-1970. Legislation assistant to the United States Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, Washington, 1971. Associate McGrath and Flint, Anchorage, 1972.
General counsel Joint Federal State Land Use Planning Common for Alaska, Anchorage, 1972-1979.
Special counsel to Governor Jay South. Hammond of Alaska, Anchorage and Washington, 1979-1981. Commissioner Alaska Department Natural Resources, Juneau, 1981-1983.
Director statefed. relations and special counsel to Governor Bill Sheffield of Alaska, Washington and Juneau, 1983-1986. Director state-federal relations, special counselto Governor Steve Cowper of Alaska, Washington, 1986-1990, Governor Walter J. Hickel of Alaska, Washington, 1990-1994, Governor Tony Knowles, 1994.
Member.Alaska Power Survey Executive Advisory Committee of Federal Power Commission, Anchorage, 1972-1974.
Member.spl. committee hard rock minerals governments Council of Science and Technology, Anchorage, 1979-1980. Guest lecturer on natural resources U. Alaska, U. Denver.Contbr. articles to professional journals. Columnist Anchorage Times until 1991.
Academy supervisor Alaska Externship Program, U. Denver College Law, 1976-1979.
Member Reagan-Bush transition team for unites states department Justice, 1980.
Academy supervisor Alaska Externship Program, University Denver College Law, 1976—1979. Member Reagan-Bush transition team, United States Department Justice, 1980.
Married Joan Katz, June 11, 1969 (divorced 1982). Married Sherry L. Katz, August 18, 2008. 1 child Kimberly Erin.