Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 22.15.020 (2026)
Number of district judges and magistrates
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Sec. 22.15.020. Number of district judges and magistrates.
(a) Except as hereinafter provided, each district court of the state shall have the number of district judges set out below opposite the name of the judicial district over which the court has jurisdiction:
First Judicial District 3
Second Judicial District 1
Third Judicial District 12
Fourth Judicial District 3
(b) Except as hereinafter provided, each district court of the State of Alaska shall have the number of magistrates set out below opposite the name of the judicial district over which the court has jurisdiction:
First Judicial District 10
Second Judicial District 7
Third Judicial District 19
Fourth Judicial District 17.
(c) The number of district judges or magistrates within each judicial district may be increased or decreased by rule of the supreme court.
(a) Except as hereinafter provided, each district court of the state shall have the number of district judges set out below opposite the name of the judicial district over which the court has jurisdiction:
First Judicial District 3
Second Judicial District 1
Third Judicial District 12
Fourth Judicial District 3
(b) Except as hereinafter provided, each district court of the State of Alaska shall have the number of magistrates set out below opposite the name of the judicial district over which the court has jurisdiction:
First Judicial District 10
Second Judicial District 7
Third Judicial District 19
Fourth Judicial District 17.
(c) The number of district judges or magistrates within each judicial district may be increased or decreased by rule of the supreme court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1979–1983 · leading case: Buckalew v. Holloway, 604 P.2d 240 (Alaska 1979).
Buckalew v. Holloway, 604 P.2d 240 (Alaska 1979). “AS 22.15.020(b). Like a district court judge, a magistrate may issue writs of habeas corpus, issue search and arrest warrants, and conduct preliminary examinations in any criminal proceeding.”
Hornaday v. Rowland, 674 P.2d 1333 (Alaska 1983). “AS 22.15.020(c) provides that "The number of district court judges .”
— Alaska Stat. § 22.15.020(b) — 1 case
Buckalew v. Holloway, 604 P.2d 240 (Alaska 1979). “AS 22.15.020(b). Like a district court judge, a magistrate may issue writs of habeas corpus, issue search and arrest warrants, and conduct preliminary examinations in any criminal proceeding.”
— Alaska Stat. § 22.15.020(c) — 2 cases
Hornaday v. Rowland, 674 P.2d 1333 (Alaska 1983). “AS 22.15.020(c) provides that "The number of district court judges .”
Buckalew v. Holloway, 604 P.2d 240 (Alaska 1979). “AS 22.15.020(b). Like a district court judge, a magistrate may issue writs of habeas corpus, issue search and arrest warrants, and conduct preliminary examinations in any criminal proceeding.”
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