OTHER BAR ADMISSIONS:
- United States District Court, District of Colorado – 1971
- United States District Court, District of Alaska – 1972
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit – 1977
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS:
- United States Magistrate, 1974–1978; appointed by the Hon. James A. von der Heydt, United States District Judge
- United States Magistrate, 1978–1982, 1982–1986; appointed by the Hon. James M. Fitzgerald, United States District Judge
- United States Magistrate, 1986–1990, 1990–1991; appointed by the Hon. H. Russel Holland, United States District Judge
OTHER APPOINTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:
- Author, "Removal of Nonconforming Uses: Amortization," 59 Cal. L. Rev. 242 (1971) & "State Power and the Indian Treaty Right to Fish," 59 Cal. L. Rev. 485 (1971)
- Note and Comment Editor, California Law Review, 1970–1971
- Reporter to the Supreme Court for the Civil Rules Committee, 1973–1974; appointed by the Hon. Jay A. Rabinowitz, Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.
- Lecturer for the University of Alaska Small Business Organization, 1974–1977; for the
- International Credit Association seminars, April and October 1993; and for the University of Alaska Small Business Development Program , August 1993
- United States Advisor to British Supreme Court Research Project, University College London, 1999.
- Commissioner, Alaska Judicial Conduct Commission, 2004–present; appointed by Gov. Frank Murkowski, 2004; appointed by Gov. Sarah Palin, 2008. Okay, nobody ran against me, so the, 'like it's unanimous' part of the deal is a bit of gilding the lilley, on account of, if the Governor has to appoint you, then you can't claim credit for a smashing triumph.
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PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT:
- The Thoroughly Modern Landlord
- The Alaska Commercial Landlord Manual
- Better Recoveries from Bad Debt
- The Alaska Nonprofit Corporation Manual
- The Alaska Business Corporation Manual
- The Alaska Limited Liability Company Manual
LAW PARTNERSHIPS & OTHER EMPLOYMENT:
- Alaska Legal Services Corporation, 1972–1973
- Alaska Supreme Court clerk, 1973–1974
- Aschenbrenner & Savell, 1974–1980
- Aschenbrenner & Brooks, 1984–1989;
- Bradbury, Bliss & Riordan and Bliss Riordan, 1991–1993
- Sole practitioner, 1974, 1980–1984, 1993–present
- Aschenbrenner Law Offices was founded in June 1974, and Mr. Aschenbrenner continued the practice while employed as United States Magistrate Judge for Alaska from 1974 – 1991. The firm has offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks . The firm's practice areas include civil litigation, real property law, health law and creditors’ rights.