COURT SYSTEM WITHIN ALASKA

The court system in Alaska is as follows:

TRAIL LEVEL :

Within the Superior Court there are 16 courts in 4 districts and they handle most exclusive domestic relations, felony/criminal appeals, and juvenile cases. There are 40 judges and 8 masters.

Within the District Court there are 58 locations in 4 districts. They have only 20 judges and 36 magistrates. They handle tort ( $0-$100,000), small claims ($0-$10,000), preliminary hearings/misdemeanors, emergency juvenile, and also exclusive traffic/other violations except for uncontested parking violations.

APPELLATE COURT :

Within the Court of Appeals there are 3 judges. Their case types are as follows:
-Discretionary jurisdiction in criminal, juvenile, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.
-Mandatory jurisdiction in criminal, juvenile, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.

Within the Supreme Court there are 5 justices and There cases are as follows:
-Mandatory jurisdiction in administrative and civil agency cases.
-Use of discretionary jurisdiction in criminal, juvenile, original proceedings, disciplinary cases, interlocutory decisions and certified questions from federal courts.

LINKS:
Supreme Court: http://courts.alaska.gov/appcts.htm
Court of Appeals: http://courts.alaska.gov/appcts.htm


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