COVID-19 Response

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Customer Service - Questions?

If you are having trouble calling your local court, you can call the statewide overflow customer service line.

(907) 264-0819, or
(800) 494-0851 (toll free in Alaska but outside of Anchorage)

If you leave a voicemail, please include:

your name,
court location where your case is filed or likely to be filed if a new case,
a safe phone number,
your question,
your case number if you have one, and
a good time to reach you.

Notices

Anchorage Domestic Violence Office Protocols
Effective March 24, 2020, Alaska State Court Law Libraries in Anchorage are closed to the public – this includes after hours access in Fairbanks and Juneau. Details.
The Ketchikan court will remain open to conduct the proceedings that include vital constitutional and emergency requirements as outlined in the recent orders issued by the supreme court, chief justice, and presiding judge. On March 21, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, City of Ketchikan and City of Saxman issued a Joint Proclamation Under State of Emergency to Shelter in Place in response to the COVID-19 situation. The court is considered an essential service and will continue operating. Members of the public should stay out of the courthouse to the extent possible, and participate in any required hearings by phone. Call the Ketchikan court with questions.
The Anchorage court will remain open to conduct the proceedings that include vital constitutional and emergency requirements as outlined in the recent orders issued by the supreme court, chief justice, and presiding judge.
Anchorage Mayor Berkowitz issued MOA Proclamation of Emergency "Hunker Down" Order, EO-03, in response to the COVID-19 situation effective March 22 at 10 pm through March 31. The mayor’s order states everyone in the MOA shall stay at home as much as possible. It makes exceptions and includes courts as an entity that serves a critical role. It recognizes court personnel in the same category as first responders, emergency management personnel, emergency dispatchers and law enforcement personnel.
https://www.muni.org/Departments/Mayor/PressReleases/Documents/EO-03.pdf
Telephonic Hearings and Conference Numbers
https://courts.alaska.gov/covid19/index.htm#telephonic
Alaska Supreme Court - Oral arguments before the Supreme Court in March and April will be argued by telephone, and the public may attend by video feed.
Alaska supreme court oral arguments are broadcast on Gavel Alaska on cable systems throughout the state. For a broadcast schedule, to view oral arguments live as they occur, or to view archived videos of oral arguments before the Alaska Supreme Court, visit the Gavel Alaska website or contact them at 1-800-870-5866. Not all oral arguments are videotaped.
The court buildings in Angoon, Hoonah, and Skagway are closed to public entry at this time, but the courts are still operating. Emergency matters in those locations are being handled remotely by other courts. The clerks in each location can help you if you call or email.
Angoon: (907) 788-3229 | 1AGmailbox@akcourts.us
Hoonah: (907) 945-3668 | 1HNmailbox@akcourts.us
Skagway: (907) 983-2368 | 1SKmailbox@akcourts.us
Notice about reduced staffing as of March 17, 2020
To comply with the DHSS travel guidelines, Alaska Court System staff and judicial officers who have returned from travel outside Alaska will be quarantined for 14 days from their return date. This means that the courts will be operating with significantly reduced staffing levels, in addition to the absenteeism caused by the school district closures. The court system is identifying priority and emergency hearings that must occur. We apologize for the inconvenience that some hearings and trials may be postponed with little notice as we work through the staffing issues.
Press Release - Court Staffing and Priority Proceedings (March 17, 2020)

Orders Related to COVID-19

Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Special Orders New content

Administrative Order dated March 27, 2020
Governing Relaxation and Suspension of Appellate Rules Based on the COVID-19 Pandemic. New
Special Order of the Chief Justice - Order No. 8131 dated March 19, 2020
Suspending certain court proceedings, including grand jury proceedings and new jury trials, beginning March 23, 2020 through April 3, 2020.
Supreme Court Order No. 1957 dated March 19, 2020; effective date: nunc pro tunc March 13, 2020
Emergency Order re COVID-19: Relaxation and Suspension of Various Court Rules based on the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Court of Appeals Brief Extension Order Due to Pandemic dated March 16, 2020
The court of appeals has extended briefing deadlines in its cases until April 6, 2020.
Special Order of the Chief Justice - Order No. 8130 dated March 15, 2020
All new jury trials statewide scheduled to begin the week of March 16 are postponed. Jury trials in progress will finish out as scheduled.

Statewide Orders

Temporary Presiding Judge Administrative Order dated March 27, 2020
Establishing a Statewide Bail Schedule in Consideration of Public Health Necessities During the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Relaxation and Suspension of Various Court Rules Based on the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Pursuant to sections 10. and 11. of the Presiding judge statewide administrative order governing relaxation and suspension of various court rules based on the covid-19 pandemic,
  Third District Electronic Filing Directory

First Judicial District

First Judicial District Presiding Judge Administrative Order 20-02 dated March 20, 2020
First Judicial District - Processing Electronic Documents.
First Judicial District Presiding Judge Administrative Order 20-01 dated March 17, 2020
First Judicial District - Grand Jury.

Third Judicial District

Palmer, Deputy Presiding Judge's Order 3PA-20-04 dated March 20, 2020
Continuation of Pre-Trial Conferences Scheduled for April 1, 2020, April 3, 2020, and April 9, 2020.
Palmer, Deputy Presiding Judge's Order 3PA-20-03 dated March 20, 2020
Temporary Palmer Courthouse Policies In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Anchorage. Deputy Presiding Judge Order #2 dated March 20, 2020
Order Setting Dates for Suspended District Court Hearings.
Presiding Judge Administrative Order dated March 19, 2020
Authorizing Telephonic Participation at Court Hearings.
Anchorage, Deputy Presiding Judge Order #1 dated March 18, 2020
Anchorage - Order Setting Dates for Suspended District Court Pretrial Conferences and Trial Calls.
Presiding Judge's Order #847 dated March 17, 2020 | Español
Effective 18 March 2020, the following prioritization of court hearings will take effect in Anchorage, Palmer, and Kenai.
Palmer, Deputy Presiding Judge's Order 3PA-20-02 dated March 16, 2020
Temporary Palmer Courthouse Policies In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Palmer, Deputy Presiding Judge's Order 3PA-20-01 dated March 16, 2020
All pre-trial conferences scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020 in front of Judge Woodman are continued to Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. with corresponding trial week of May 4, 2020.
All pre-trial conferences scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2020 in front of Judge Cagle are continued to Friday, April 17, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. with corresponding trial week of May 4, 2020.

Fourth Judicial District

Presiding Judge Administrative Order dated March 17, 2020
Authorizing Telephonic Participation at Court Hearings.
Presiding Judge Administrative Order dated March 17, 2020
Grand Jury.

Telephonic Hearings and Conference Lines

To participate by phone, you need to (1) call 1-800-768-2983, and then (2) dial a specific conference codes associated with the courtroom or judge. If you have trouble dialing into the toll-free 1-800 #, you can also dial 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls) and dial the specific conference code associated with the courtroom or judge. See each location below for the specific conference code you need to connect into the courtroom. Note: it seems calls connect easier if you use a landline instead of a cell phone.

Anchorage
Aniak
Bethel
Cordova
Delta Junction
Dillingham
Emmonak
Fairbanks
Fort Yukon
Galena
Glennallen

Haines
Homer
Hoonah
Hooper Bay
Juneau
Kenai
Ketchikan
Kodiak
Kotzebue
Naknek
Nenana
Nome

Palmer
Petersburg
Prince of Wales
Seward
Sitka
Tok
Unalakleet
Utqiagvik
Valdez
Wrangell
Yakutat

Anchorage

Effective Immediately and Until Further Notice, all attorneys, parties and witnesses are allowed to appear by telephone for all court proceedings unless otherwise ordered by the Judge in a particular case.

Anchorage Domestic Violence Office Protocols

The following is a list of conference line numbers for each courtroom. If you are unsure which number to call for your hearing, please contact the court at (907) 264-0514 and hit 0 to verify.

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Arraignment
Courtroom: B1
Access Code: 2640001
Master 1 DL LINE
Access Code: 2640439
Master 2
Access Code: 2640435
Master 3
Access Code: 2640458
Master 4 CINA LINE
Courtroom: 202
Access Code: 2640562
Master 5 DL Special Set
Access Code: 2640691
Overflow Courtroom
Courtroom: B2
Access Code: 2640002
Traffic Court
Courtroom: 26
Access Code: 2640026

District Court

Judge: Chung
Courtroom: 49
Access Code: 2640049
Judge: Clark
Courtroom: 30
Access Code: 2640030
Judge: Dickson
Courtroom: 37
Access Code: 3642732
Judge: Franciosi
Courtroom: 36
Access Code: 6140774
Judge: Hanley
Courtroom: 38
Access Code: 2640038
Judge: Logue
Courtroom: 27
Access Code: 2640027
Judge: McCrea
Courtroom: 48
Access Code: 2640048
Judge: Nesbett
Courtroom: 39
Access Code: 2640039
Judge: Wallace
Courtroom: 31
Access Code: 2640031
Judge: Washington
Courtroom: 28
Access Code: 2640028

Superior Court

Judge: Aarseth
Courtroom: 604
Access Code: 2640403
Judge: Crosby
Courtroom: 304
Access Code: 2640561
Judge: Easter
Courtroom: 502
Access Code: 2640510
Judge: Gandbhir
Courtroom: 402
Access Code: 2640412
Judge: Garton
Courtroom: 305
Access Code: 2640831
Judge: Guidi
Courtroom: 504
Access Code: 2640826
Judge: Henderson
Courtroom: 402
Access Code: 2640772
Judge: Lamoureux
Courtroom: 301
Access Code: 2640414
Judge: Marston
Courtroom: 302
Access Code: 2640884
Judge: Matthews
Courtroom: 401
Access Code: 2640418
Judge: Miller
Courtroom: 602
Access Code: 2640430
Judge: Morse
Courtroom: 601
Access Code: 2640425
Judge: Peterson
Courtroom: 501
Access Code: 2640401
Judge: Ramgren
Courtroom: 303
Access Code: 2640408
Judge: Saxby
Courtroom: 603
Access Code: 2640722
Judge: Walker
Courtroom: 404
Access Code: 2640406
Judge: Wolverton
Courtroom: 503
Access Code: 2640410

Aniak

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 6754325#

Bethel

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Judge Haas
Access Code: 5431113#
Judge Peters
Access Code: 5431119#
Judge Montgomery
Access Code: 5431120#
Mag Judge Ward
Access Code: 5431112#

Cordova

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 4243378#

Delta Junction

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8954211#

Dillingham

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Judge: Reigh
Access Code: 8425215#

Emmonak

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 9491748#

Fairbanks

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

4FA Arraignment Judge
Courtroom: 102
Access Code: 4529275#
Grand Jury/Multi-litigant
Courtroom: 503
Access Code: 4529202#
Magistrate Judge Brainerd
Courtroom: 302
Access Code: 4529331#
Magistrate Judge Lockwood
Courtroom: 303
Access Code: 4529391#

District Court

Judge: Seekins
Courtroom: 201
Access Code: 4529328#
Judge: Christian
Courtroom: 202
Access Code: 4529371#
Judge: Hammers
Courtroom: 203
Access Code: 4529375#

Superior Court

Judge: MacDonald
Courtroom: 304
Access Code: 4529350#
Judge: McConahy
Courtroom: 305
Access Code: 4529311#
Judge: Lyle
Courtroom: 401
Access Code: 4529313#
Judge: Bennett
Courtroom: 402
Access Code: 4529319#
Judge: Peterson
Courtroom: 403
Access Code: 4529317#
Judge: Temple
Courtroom: 404
Access Code: 4529315#

Fort Yukon

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8325430#

Galena

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8325430#

Glennallen

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8823405#

Haines

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 7662801#

Homer

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8260974#

Hoonah

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 9453668#

Hooper Bay

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 7584860#

Juneau

The following is a list of conference line numbers for each judge. If you are unsure which number to call for your hearing, please contact the court at (907) 463-4700 and hit 0 or send an email to 1JUmailbox@akcourts.us to verify.

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Judge Swanson / District Court
Access Code: 4634730#
Judge Pallenberg
Access Code: 4631442#
Judge Mead
Access Code: 4631441#
Judge Schally
Access Code: 4634801#
MJ Curtain
Access Code: 4634734#

Kenai

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Magistrate Judge Browning
Access Code: 2838501
Magistrate Judge Sweet
Access Code: 2838503
Weekend Conference
Access Code: 2838516

District Court

Judge: Fallon
Access Code: 3858537
General District Court Criminal
3KN and Block Judge
Access Code: 2838583

Superior Court

Judge: Gist
Access Code: 838506
Judge: Joanis
Access Code: 2838561
Judge: Wells
Access Code: 2838505

Ketchikan

The following is a list of conference line numbers for each judge. If you are unsure which number to call for your hearing, please contact the court at (907) 225-3195 and hit 0 or send an email to 1KEmailbox@akcourts.us to verify.

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Judge Miller / District Court
Access Code: 225 3132
Judge Stephens
Access Code: 225 9876
Judge Carey
Access Code: 559 5853
MJ Schulz – hearings regarding protective orders, dissolutions, and minor offenses
Access Code: 228 8716
Delinquency and Child In Need of Aid
Access Code: 225 3195
Probate
Access Code: 225 3141

Kodiak

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Courtroom A
Access Code: 4861623#
Courtroom B
Access Code: 4861600#

Kotzebue

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Judge: Roetman
Access Code: 4423208#
Magistrate Judge: Michels
Access Code: 4423209#

Efiling: 2KBmailbox@akcourts.us

Naknek

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 2464240#

Nenana

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8325430#

Nome

Effective Immediately and Until Further Notice, all court hearings will be telephonic.

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

For the 1:30pm criminal matters Monday through Thursday and 10:00am on Friday’s:
Access Code: 4435217#
For weekend criminal matters Saturday through Sunday:
Access Code: 4435216#
For trial call and omnibus hearings:
Access Code: 4435216#
For civil matters with Judge DiBenedetto:
Access Code: 4435216#
For civil matters with Magistrate Smith:
Access Code: 4435217#

Efiling: 2NOmailbox@akcourts.us

Palmer

All hearings conducted in the Palmer court will be by phone, unless otherwise ordered by the assigned judge.

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Hearing Room 9
Access Code: 74609#
Hearing Room 10
Access Code: 74610#
In-Custody Docket
(Daily 1 :00 p.m. hearings,
holiday and weekend hearings)
Access Code: 7468181#

Magistrate Condie
Courtroom: 1
Access Code: 74601#
Judge: Traini
Courtroom: 2
Access Code: 74602#
Judge: Estelle
Courtroom: 3
Access Code: 74603#
Judge: Woodman
Courtroom: 4
Access Code: 74604#

Judge: Zwink
Courtroom: 5
Access Code: 74605#
Judge: Stohler
Courtroom: 6
Access Code: 74606#
Judge: Cagle
Courtroom: 7
Access Code: 74607#
Judge: Kristiansen
Courtroom: 8
Access Code: 74608#

Parties are encouraged to move to continue any non-emergency evidentiary hearings. Continuances will be liberally granted and, in some cases, may be ordered on our own initiative. Requests to continue can be made by fax at the following numbers:

Magistrate Condie - 746-8152
District Court - 746-8151
Woodman/Stohler - 746-8150
Kristiansen/Cagle - 746-8149

Petersburg

If you have any questions, please contact the court at (907) 772-3824 and hit 0 or send an email to 1PEmailbox@akcourts.us

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 7723824#

Prince of Wales

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8263306#

Seward

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 2243075#

Sitka

If you have any questions, please contact the court at (907) 747-3291 or send an email to 1SImailbox@akcourts.us

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Line A, Access Code: 7473291#
Line B, Access Code: 7473292#

Tok

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8954211#

Unalakleet

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 6243015#

Utqiagvik

Effective Immediately and Until Further Notice, all court hearings will be telephonic.

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls); Conference codes are:

Judge: Traverso
Access Code: 8524800#
Magistrate Judge: Roghair
Access Code: 8524801#

Efiling: 2BAmailbox@akcourts.us

Valdez

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8352266#

Wrangell

All paperwork, except for initial filings, can be scanned (as a PDF file) to 1WRmailbox@akcourts.us or faxed to (907) 874-3509.

If you have any questions, please contact the court at (907) 874-2311 or send an email to 1WRmailbox@akcourts.us

Conference line: 1-800-768-2983 (toll free) or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Access Code: 8742311#

Yakutat

Conference Line: 1-800-768-2983 or 1-913-904-9867 or 1-212-231-3884 (toll calls)
Code: 7843274#