--- title: "Darlene Johnson-Edwards | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darlene-johnson-edwards-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-emmonak-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Darlene Johnson-Edwards Alaska District Court, Emmonak · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Emmonak - State: Alaska - Role: Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Darlene Johnson‐Edwards is a Magistrate Judge in the Alaska Magistrate Court, serving in Emmonak, Alaska, and has been on the court since her 2000 appointment ### Education ### Additional information - While specific biographical details are limited in public records, her long tenure (since 2000) indicates extensive experience in Alaska’s judicial system. - Recipient of the 2021 Axel C. Johnson Distinguished Shareholder Award from Calista Corporation. - The presiding judge appointed her in 2000. - The Alaska Court System’s official site and KnowJudges profile note that statewide rules govern courtroom conduct, media requests, and recording policies in her court. - Emmonak Courthouse Address: 1 Housing Road, Emmonak, AK 99581‐176 - Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00 PM–4:30 PM - The Alaska Court System’s official judicial roster confirms her current assignment. - As a magistrate judge, Johnson‐Edwards presides over cases within the Alaska Magistrate Court’s jurisdiction, which includes certain criminal, civil, and family matters, depending on Alaska’s statutory and procedural rules. - Longstanding Emmonak community role model serving surrounding villages. - Provided emotional and spiritual support to grieving families in her community. - Darlene Johnson-Edwards is an Emmonak District Court magistrate in Alaska’s Fourth Judicial District. - The district covers Aniak, Bethel, Delta Junction, Emmonak, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Galena, Hooper Bay, Nenana and Tok. - Career table locates Emmonak District Court in Kusilvak Census Area. ## 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/mj.htm#4) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4) - [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) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [www.calistacorp.com](https://www.calistacorp.com/news/2021-shareholder-awards/) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.calistacorp.com](https://www.calistacorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/21-CALISTA-Jul-Aug-Storyknife-web.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.calistacorp.com](https://www.calistacorp.com/news/2021-shareholder-awards/) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.calistacorp.com](https://www.calistacorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/21-CALISTA-Jul-Aug-Storyknife-web.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.calistacorp.com](https://www.calistacorp.com/news/2021-shareholder-awards/) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.calistacorp.com](https://www.calistacorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/21-CALISTA-Jul-Aug-Storyknife-web.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darlene-johnson-edwards-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-emmonak-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darlene-johnson-edwards-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-emmonak-ak", "name": "Darlene Johnson-Edwards | KnowJudges", "description": "Darlene Johnson-Edwards, Alaska District Court, Emmonak. 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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.