Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 22.15.190 (2026)
Assignment of district judges and magistrates
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Sec. 22.15.190. Assignment of district judges and magistrates.
Each district judge and each magistrate shall hold court at times and places that are assigned by the presiding judge of the superior court of the district. The presiding judge in any judicial district may assign any district judge or magistrate within the district to serve temporarily in any other judicial districts. Rules and procedures for temporary assignment including the emergency situation where a superior court judge is not readily available to assign a district judge or magistrate shall be as prescribed by the supreme court.
Each district judge and each magistrate shall hold court at times and places that are assigned by the presiding judge of the superior court of the district. The presiding judge in any judicial district may assign any district judge or magistrate within the district to serve temporarily in any other judicial districts. Rules and procedures for temporary assignment including the emergency situation where a superior court judge is not readily available to assign a district judge or magistrate shall be as prescribed by the supreme court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1965–1983 · leading case: Hornaday v. Rowland, 674 P.2d 1333 (Alaska 1983).
Hornaday v. Rowland, 674 P.2d 1333 (Alaska 1983). “130 and AS 22.15.190. Judge Hornaday argues that the presiding judge's power to make assignments as described by these statutes is limited to temporary transfers.”
Theodore v. State, 407 P.2d 182 (Alaska 1965). “AS 22.15.190 which provides that district and deputy magistrates shall hold court at the times and places as directed by the presiding judge, who may assign them as court business requires.”
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