Alaska R. Admin. 19 (2026)

Rule 19. Number and Location of District Court Judges and Magistrate Judges. (a) District Court Judges. The district court in each judicial district shall have the number of judges as set forth below: First Judicial District – 2 Second Judicial District – 0 Third Judicial District – 14 Fourth Judicial District – 4 The number of district court judges may be changed from time to time by the Supreme Court as circumstances require. (b) Magistrate Judges. Each judicial district shall have no more than the number of magistrate judges set forth below: First Judicial District—13 Second Judicial District—18 Third Judicial District—23 Fourth Judicial District—16 The number and location of magistrate judges may be changed from time to time by the supreme court as circumstances require. (Adopted by SCO 412 effective July 1, 1980; amended by SCO 594 effective May 4, 1984; by SCO 797 effective date nunc pro tunc September 1, 1986; by SCO 955 effective January 12, 1989; by SCO 1018 effective nunc pro tunc May 17, 1989; by SCO 1144 effective September 9, 1993; by SCO 1225 effective November 15, 1995; by SCO 1393 effective May 9, 2000; by SCO 1516 effective July 1, 2003; by SCO 1551 effective July 1, 2004; by SCO 1572 effective June 1, 2005; by SCO 1715 effective July 1, 2009; by SCO 1737 effective September 15, 2010; SCO 1829 effective October 15, 2014; by SCO 1922 effective July 1, 2018; and by SCO 1945 effective July 1, 2019) Cross References CROSS REFERENCE: AS 22.15.020. Rule 19.1 Qualifications of Magistrate Judges Who Seek Appointment as District Court Judges Under AS 22.15.160(a)(2). A magistrate judge is qualified for appointment to the office of district court judge under AS 22.15.160(a)(2) if he or she is a citizen of the United States and of the state, is at least 21 years of age, has been a resident of the state for at least five years immediately preceding the appointment, has served for at least seven years in the state as a magistrate judge in the exempt service of the Alaska Court System, and is a graduate

of a law school accredited or approved by the Council of Legal Education of the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools. (Added by SCO 532 effective October 1, 1982; amended by SCO 1829 effective October 15, 2014)