--- title: "Herman G. Walker Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/herman-g-walker-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Herman G. Walker Jr. 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 - Prior to my appointment to the Superior Court, I was a trial attorney since I began practicing law in 1993. - Herman G. Walker Jr. is a Superior Court Judge for Alaska’s Third Judicial District (Anchorage), appointed in 2015 and re‐elected in 2024, with a career in law focused on complex trials and family cases. - Koval and Featherly, PC, and partner in Limon & Walker, LLC - Judge Walker has emphasized access to justice and trauma‐informed court practices, particularly for self‐represented litigants - Worked at Rex Lamont Butler Law Office, Anchorage Public Defender Agency, Koval and Featherly, PC, and as partner in Limón & Walker, LLC ### Education - BS in Political Science from Arizona State University JD from University of Wyoming School of Law ### Additional information - 2024 Retention Election: Won with 58.2% of the vote - I began my career as an intern with the Office of Public Advocacy. - Then I worked at the following offices: Rex Lamont Butler Law Office - He has supported initiatives to make court processes less intimidating and more equitable for those without legal representation. - Focused on complex trial litigation, including family law, business valuation, custody, personal injury, and corporate representation - Board member for the Anchorage Performing Arts Center - Former managing partner at Limón & Walker; past president of the Alaska Association for Justice; founding member of the Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member of the American Family and Conciliation Courts’ National Board - Judicial Fellow of the International Academy of Family Law - Chair of the Trauma Informed Committee in Alaska’s family court system ## 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/HGW.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/HGW.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/HGW.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/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/HGW.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [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/docs/HGW.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/herman-g-walker-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/herman-g-walker-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak", "name": "Herman G. 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