--- title: "Catherine M Easter | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/catherine-m-easter-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Catherine M Easter Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 3 · Superior Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 3 - 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 - District Court Judge Oct 2008 to April 2012 Superior Court Judge April 2012 to Present - Law Clerk for Retired Judge Brian Shortell 1985-1986 - served as Deputy Presiding Judge of the Third Judicial District ### Education - Sacred Heart Forest Ridge 1972-76 Seattle University 1976-80, BA French University of San Diego School of Law 1982-85 ### Additional information - In the 2022 retention election, she received 58.5% of the vote. - She was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in March 2012 and retained in 2016 and 2022. - Assistant Public Advocate 2007-2008 - Assistant Public Defender 1986-2007 - Judge Easter presides over the Anchorage Superior Court’s Third Judicial District - handling both civil and criminal cases, with her current caseload primarily criminal. - Member of the Alaska Bar Association, California Bar Association, and Washington Bar Association. - Participated in the Judicial Conference Planning Committee and the Alaska Legislature’s Task Force on Therapeutic Courts - Contributed to pandemic warrant procedures, jury usage, pre-trial orders, and bench-bar collaboration - Engaged in mock trial events, media outreach, and Alaska Bar Association training ## 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/cme.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/cme.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/cme.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/cme.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/cme.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/catherine-m-easter-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/catherine-m-easter-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak", "name": "Catherine M Easter | KnowJudges", "description": "Catherine M Easter, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 3. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.