From now until the end of the fiscal year in June, Haines will once again have a resident magistrate – thanks to the community spirit of retired district court judge Linn Asper.
The new magistrate judge began hearing cases on Monday.
Asper, 72, who has for years kept a home here and served as the Haines magistrate judge for six years in the 1990s, said he felt compelled to do something to stem the legal…
