--- title: "Hannah Steketee | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hannah-steketee-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-palmer-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Hannah Steketee Alaska District Court, Palmer · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Palmer - 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 - Judicial Service: Returned to Palmer Superior Court as a magistrate judge, where she has been appointed since 2023. - Alaska Court System: Lists Steketee as a Palmer magistrate judge appointed in 2023 - Magistrate judge in the, appointed in 2023 to serve in Palmer, Alaska, with a background in law, judicial service, and community work - Early Career: served as a law clerk for two years in Palmer Superior Court, then worked for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough ### Education - Undergraduate degree from Marietta College - West Virginia University College of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Attorney with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough - Judicial Philosophy: She emphasizes making accurate legal rulings while ensuring parties feel heard and understood. - Alaska Judicial Council: Publishes her official biographical statement. - Listed as a Magistrate Judge in the First Judicial, assigned to Palmer. - Magistrate judges in Alaska handle a range of cases, often including family law, small claims, and other matters delegated under the Alaska Court System’s jurisdiction. ## 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#3) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#3) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#3) - [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/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Hannah%20Steketee.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Hannah%20Steketee.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [Hannah Steketee applicant biography](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/feb-2026-applicants/steketee.pdf) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Hannah%20Steketee.pdf) - [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.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Hannah%20Steketee.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#3) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Hannah%20Steketee.pdf) - [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#3) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Hannah%20Steketee.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hannah-steketee-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-palmer-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hannah-steketee-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-palmer-ak", "name": "Hannah Steketee | KnowJudges", "description": "Hannah Steketee, Alaska District Court, Palmer. 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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.