--- title: "Amy K Welch | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-k-welch-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-fairbanks-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Amy K Welch Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 4 · Superior Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 4 - State: Alaska - Role: Superior Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Superior Court Judge, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 4; from 2023 - The biographical information identifies Amy K. Welch as a Fairbanks Superior Court judge appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy on June 27, 2023, succeeding Paul Lyle - Associate, Law Offices of William R. Satterberg, Jr. (2014 – 2021) Owner, Law Office of Amy K. Welch, LLC (2022-2023) - Judge Amy K. Welch serves on the Fairbanks Superior Court in Alaska’s Fourth Judicial District ### Education - University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law — J.D. (2013) - in English and Spanish, University of Arizona — B.A. (2010) ### Additional information - Appointed in 2023 to fill the vacancy left by Judge Paul Lyle. - She established a sole practice in 2022. - After law school, she held a position as a legal assistant for William R. Satterberg Jr.’s law offices until 2014, then became an associate handling criminal defense, personal injury, protective orders, civil litigation and administrative matters. - Bar admissions: Utah (2013), Alaska (2014). - Student placements included Utah’s Guardian ad Litem office (2011–2012), the federal Executive Office for Immigration Review (2012), and a pleadings/motions clerkship with Fontenot Spevak (2012–2013). - Handles civil and criminal cases, including contract disputes, domestic relations, felony offenses, and child‐in‐need‐of‐aid matters. - Participates in the Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee. - She participated in Utah Law Review. - The career table places these roles in Fairbanks North Star Borough. - The Fourth Judicial District listed coverage includes Aniak, Bethel, Delta Junction, Emmonak, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Galena, Hooper Bay, Nenana and Tok. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### photography filming recording Scope: statewide Alaska generally prohibits photographing, filming, and recording in courthouse common areas unless an application is approved, while separate courtroom and adjacent-area rules remain governed by Administrative Rule 50 and Administrative Bulletin No. 45. Evidence excerpt: Except as specifically authorized by this order, photographing, filming, and recording are permitted in common areas inside the courthouse only upon the issuance of an approved application. [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### courtroom media requests Scope: statewide Alaska states that media may request permission from a judicial officer for coverage inside a particular courtroom or adjacent area, and the judicial officer rules on those requests. Evidence excerpt: not intended to interfere with or restrict the rights of the media to request permission from a judicial officer to allow media coverage within a particular courtroom or adjacent area [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/AKW.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/AKW.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/AKW.pdf) - [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [Hearings & Trials](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/AKW.pdf) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/AKW.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-k-welch-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-fairbanks-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-k-welch-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-fairbanks-ak", "name": "Amy K Welch | KnowJudges", "description": "Amy K Welch, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 4. 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[Official source](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.