Alaska Statutes
Title 22. Judiciary

Sec. 22.10.025. Powers of superior court in action for divorce, separation, or child support. - (a) The superior court, in an action for divorce, separation,...

Sec. 22.10.030. Where actions are to be brought. - Venue for all actions shall be set under rules adopted...

Sec. 22.10.040. Change of venue. - The superior court in which the action is pending may...

Sec. 22.10.050. General powers and sessions. - The superior court shall always be open, except on judicial...

Sec. 22.10.060. Effect of adjournment. - An adjournment from day to day, or from time to...

Sec. 22.10.080. Process. - Process of the superior court shall be in the name...

Sec. 22.10.090. Qualifications of judges. - A judge of the superior court shall be a citizen...

Sec. 22.10.100. Vacancies. - (a) The governor shall fill a vacancy or appoint a...

Sec. 22.10.110. Oath of office. - Each superior court judge, upon entering office, shall take and...

Sec. 22.10.120. Number of judges. - The superior court consists of 45 judges, six of whom...

Sec. 22.10.130. Appointment and duties of presiding judges. - The chief justice of the supreme court shall designate a...

Sec. 22.10.140. Chief justice may assign superior court judges. - The chief justice may assign a superior court judge and...

Sec. 22.10.150. Approval or rejection. - Each superior court judge is subject to approval or rejection...

Sec. 22.10.170. Impeachment. - A superior court judge is subject to impeachment by the...

Sec. 22.10.180. Restrictions. - A superior court judge while holding office may not practice...

Sec. 22.10.190. Compensation. - (a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the...

Chapter 15. District Courts and Magistrates

Sec. 22.15.010. Establishment of the district court of the State of Alaska. - There is established a district court of the State of...

Sec. 22.15.020. Number of district judges and magistrates. - (a) Except as hereinafter provided, each district court of the...

Sec. 22.15.030. Civil jurisdiction. - (a) The district court has jurisdiction of civil cases, including...

Sec. 22.15.040. Small claims. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, when a...

Sec. 22.15.050. Actions not within civil jurisdiction. - The jurisdiction of the district courts does not extend to...

Sec. 22.15.060. Criminal jurisdiction. - (a) The district court has jurisdiction (1) of the following...

Sec. 22.15.070. Extent of jurisdiction. - The civil jurisdiction and the criminal jurisdiction of the district...

Sec. 22.15.080. Change of venue. - The court in which an action is pending shall change...

Sec. 22.15.090. Sessions and general powers of district court. - (a) The district court shall always be open for the...

Sec. 22.15.100. Functions and powers of district judge and magistrate. - Each district judge and magistrate has the power (1) to...

Sec. 22.15.110. Additional duties of district judge and magistrate. - (a) Each district judge and magistrate shall (1) record birth,...

Sec. 22.15.120. Limitations on proceedings which magistrate may hear. - (a) A magistrate shall preside only in cases and proceedings...

Sec. 22.15.140. Process. - Process of the district court shall be in the name...

Sec. 22.15.150. Jury trials. - The trial jury in the district courts consists of a...

Sec. 22.15.160. Qualifications of district judges and magistrates. - (a) A district judge shall be a citizen of the...

Sec. 22.15.170. Selection of district judges and magistrates. - (a) The governor shall fill a vacancy or appoint a...

Sec. 22.15.180. Oath of office. - Each district judge and magistrate, upon entering office, shall take...

Sec. 22.15.190. Assignment of district judges and magistrates. - Each district judge and each magistrate shall hold court at...

Sec. 22.15.195. Approval or rejection. - Each district court judge is subject to approval or rejection...

Sec. 22.15.205. Impeachment. - A district judge is subject to impeachment by the legislature...

Sec. 22.15.210. Restrictions. - (a) A district judge while holding office may not practice...

Sec. 22.15.220. Compensation. - (a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, the...

Sec. 22.15.230. Additional compensation. - Subject to rule of the supreme court, a district judge...

Sec. 22.15.240. Appeal. - (a) Either party may appeal a judgment of the district...

Sec. 22.15.250. Disposition of fines. - When by law any fees, fines, forfeitures, or penalties are...

Sec. 22.15.270. Retention of fines, etc., by political subdivisions. - All fines, penalties, and forfeitures resulting from violations of ordinances...

Chapter 20. Judicial Officers, Employees, and Council; Attorneys

Article 1. Judicial Officers.

Sec. 22.20.010. Judicial officer defined. - The term “judicial officer” means a supreme court justice, including...

Sec. 22.20.020. Disqualification of judicial officer for cause. - (a) A judicial officer may not act in a matter...

Sec. 22.20.022. Peremptory disqualification of a judge. - (a) If a party or a party's attorney in a...

Sec. 22.20.030. Power of judicial officers. - A judicial officer may (1) preserve and enforce order in...

Sec. 22.20.035. Powers of judicial employees. - The clerk of a court, and a deputy clerk designated...

Sec. 22.20.037. Employment of judicial employees. - (a) Judicial employees shall be employed subject to classification and...

Article 2. Attorneys.

Sec. 22.20.040. Appearance. - (a) An action or proceeding may be prosecuted or defended...

Sec. 22.20.050. Authority to bind client, receive money or property, and give discharge. - (a) An attorney may (1) bind the attorney's client in...

Sec. 22.20.060. Appearance of attorney without authority. - If it is alleged by a party for whom an...

Sec. 22.20.070. Requiring proof of authority. - The court may, on motion of either party, and on...

Sec. 22.20.080. Compelling attorney to deliver over money or papers. - When an attorney refuses to deliver over money or papers...

Sec. 22.20.090. Court order to deliver over money or papers. - If an attorney claims a lien upon the money or...

Article 3. Commissioner of Public Safety.

Sec. 22.20.100. Duty of the commissioner in the supreme court. - The commissioner is the executive officer of the supreme court...

Sec. 22.20.110. Duty of the commissioner in the court of appeals, the superior court, and district courts. - When required by the supreme court, and except as otherwise...

Sec. 22.20.120. General authority and duty of the commissioner. - The authority necessary for the lawful performance of the duties...

Sec. 22.20.130. Assistance for commissioner. - (a) The commissioner shall be assisted in the execution of...

Sec. 22.20.140. Definitions. - In AS 22.20.100 - 22.20.140, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner...

Article 4. Judicial Council.

Sec. 22.20.200. DNA evidence information. - The judicial council shall periodically review and distribute information relevant...

Sec. 22.20.211. Staff and support for criminal justice data analysis commission. - The judicial council shall provide staff and administrative support to...

Sec. 22.20.221. Prison inmate characteristics information. - (a) The judicial council shall design and implement a project...

Article 5. Administrative Director.

Sec. 22.20.300. Administrative director. - The chief justice of the supreme court shall, with the...

Sec. 22.20.310. Court system report. - The administrative director of the Alaska Court System shall, not...

Sec. 22.20.320. Information systems guidelines and plan. - The administrative director of the Alaska Court System shall establish...

Article 6. Public Administrators.

Sec. 22.20.410. Appointment. - When authorized by the supreme court, the presiding judge in...

Sec. 22.20.420. Administration of decedents' estates. - When letters of administration are issued to a public administrator...

Sec. 22.20.430. Bond. - Before entering upon the duties of a public administrator, the...

Sec. 22.20.440. Compensation. - A public administrator is entitled to annual compensation in an...

Chapter 25. Retirement and Death Benefits

Sec. 22.25.010. Mandatory and voluntary retirement of justices and judges. - (a) A justice or judge shall be retired on the...

Sec. 22.25.011. Contributions of judges and justices. - Each justice and judge appointed after July 1, 1978, is...

Sec. 22.25.012. Retirement benefits of administrative director. - (a) An administrative director of the Alaska court system appointed...

Sec. 22.25.020. Retirement pay. - Except as provided in AS 22.25.023(b), a retired justice or...

Sec. 22.25.021. Distribution requirements. - (a) The entire interest of a member must be distributed...

Sec. 22.25.022. Rollover distributions and rollover contributions. - (a) A distributee may elect, at the time and in...

Sec. 22.25.023. Limitation on benefits; maximum annual compensation. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the projected...

Sec. 22.25.025. Administration; federal qualification requirements. - (a) The commissioner of administration is responsible for the administration...

Sec. 22.25.027. Regulations. - (a) The commissioner of administration may adopt regulations to implement...

Sec. 22.25.030. Survivors' benefits. - (a) Upon the death of a justice or judge who...

Sec. 22.25.033. Claim for survivor's benefits. - A person claiming entitlement to benefits payable under this chapter...

Sec. 22.25.035. Rights under a qualified domestic relations order. - A former spouse who was married to a justice or...

Sec. 22.25.041. Refund of contributions. - (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a...

Sec. 22.25.046. Employer contributions. - (a) The state court system shall contribute to the judicial...

Sec. 22.25.048. Judicial retirement trust fund; accounting and investment. - (a) The commissioner of administration shall establish a judicial retirement...

Sec. 22.25.080. Tax exemption. - Benefits paid under this chapter are exempt from state and...

Sec. 22.25.090. Medical benefits. - (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the...

Sec. 22.25.100. Exemption of retirement funds and benefits. - Employee contributions and other amounts held in the judicial retirement...

Sec. 22.25.110. Special rules for treatment of qualified military service. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this chapter, with respect...

Sec. 22.25.800. Pension forfeiture. - The provisions of AS 37.10.310 apply to pension benefits under...

Sec. 22.25.900. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “actuarial...

Chapter 30. Judicial Conduct

Sec. 22.30.010. Commission on Judicial Conduct. - The Commission on Judicial Conduct shall consist of nine members...

Sec. 22.30.011. Powers and duties of the commission. - (a) The commission shall on its own motion or on...

Sec. 22.30.015. Term of office. - The term of office for a commission member is four...

Sec. 22.30.020. Employment and compensation generally. - The commission may employ officers, assistants, and other employees that...

Sec. 22.30.030. Travel expenses and per diem. - Each member of the commission shall be allowed travel expenses...

Sec. 22.30.040. Preparation of budget. - The commission shall be responsible for preparing and presenting to...

Sec. 22.30.050. Validity of acts of the commission. - An act of the commission is not valid unless concurred...

Sec. 22.30.060. Rules and confidentiality. - (a) The commission shall adopt rules implementing this chapter and...

Sec. 22.30.066. Inquiry. - (a) The commission may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take the...

Sec. 22.30.068. Minority reports. - A member of the commission who believes that the commission...

Sec. 22.30.070. Disqualification, suspension, removal, retirement, and censure of judges. - (a) A judge is disqualified from acting as a judge,...

Sec. 22.30.080. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “commission” means the Commission on Judicial...

Chapter 35. Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 22.35.020. Copies of records for child support purposes. - If a copy of a court record is requested by...

Sec. 22.35.030. Records concerning criminal cases resulting in acquittal or dismissal. - The Alaska Court System may not publish a court record...

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