Iris Molnar at a glance
- Current role
- Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Iris Molnar
Magistrate Judge · Alaska District Court, Kotzebue
Biography
Professional career
- Alaska Court System Magistrate Judges list — confirms Iris Molnar as the Kotzebue Magistrate Judge appointed in 2025
- An Alaska court calendar identifies Iris J. Molnar as an attorney associated with the Public Defender Agency in Kotzebue
Education
Additional information
- In Alaska, magistrate judges operate under statewide procedural rules.
- The Alaska Court System prohibits photography, filming, and recording in common courthouse areas without approval, while separate rules govern courtroom coverage.
- Media requests for courtroom coverage must be approved by the presiding judicial officer.
- Public records indicate that Iris Molnar is also associated with the Public Defender Agency in Kotzebue, suggesting prior legal service in the community.
- While the official Alaska Court System roster confirms her current judicial role, the Public Defender connection reflects her legal career before judicial appointment.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Courtroom Media Requests
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.
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 areaPresiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities
Alaska District Court, Kotzebue
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked October 2, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 2, 2026.
Alaska Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Alaska Court System official judicial roster ↗Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities ↗public.courts.alaska.gov
Identity source · PDF · Source checked September 28, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 28, 2026
View www.courts.alaska.gov ↗Alaska Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 25, 2026
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