Sec. 22.20.010. Judicial officer defined.

The term “judicial officer” means a supreme court justice, including the chief justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a judge of the superior court, a district judge, and a magistrate.

Sec. 22.20.020. Disqualification of judicial officer for cause.

(a) A judicial officer may not act in a matter in which (1) the judicial officer is a party; (2) the judicial officer is related to a party or a party’s attorney by consanguinity or affinity within the third degree; (3) the judicial officer is a material witness; (4) the judicial officer or the spouse […]

Sec. 22.20.022. Peremptory disqualification of a judge.

(a) If a party or a party’s attorney in a district court action or a superior court action, civil or criminal, files an affidavit alleging under oath the belief that a fair and impartial trial cannot be obtained, the presiding district court or superior court judge, respectively, shall at once, and without requiring proof, assign […]

Sec. 22.20.030. Power of judicial officers.

A judicial officer may (1) preserve and enforce order in the immediate presence of the court and in the proceedings before the court, when engaged in the performance of a duty imposed by law on the judicial officer; (2) compel obedience to the lawful orders of the court, as provided by law; (3) compel the […]

Sec. 22.20.035. Powers of judicial employees.

The clerk of a court, and a deputy clerk designated by order of a court, may exercise the powers of judicial officers specified in AS 22.20.030(4)-(7), and other powers authorized by law.

Sec. 22.20.037. Employment of judicial employees.

(a) Judicial employees shall be employed subject to classification and wage plans based on the merit principle and adapted to the special needs of the judiciary, as determined by the administrative director of the Alaska Court System. Except as otherwise provided by law, all employees of the Alaska Court System and the judicial council are […]