--- title: "J Patrick Hanley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-patrick-hanley-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-anchorage-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # J Patrick Hanley Alaska District Court, Anchorage · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Anchorage - State: Alaska - Role: District 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, 2005 to present - J. Patrick Hanley is a judge of the Alaska Third Judicial District Court, appointed in 2005 and re‐elected in 2024, serving until 2029 - 2000–2005: Assistant District Attorney, Anchorage District Attorney’s Office, working in Drug, Property, Misdemeanor/Rural, and Violent Crimes units - Law clerk, Alaska Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert Coats, 1996-1997 - Commercial fisherman, 1986-1994 (summers) Public school teacher, 1989-1993 - In his official statement, Hanley emphasizes fairness, dignity, and promptness in adjudication, honoring jurors’ time, ensuring access to justice for all, and maintaining judicial integrity ### Education - Dimond High School (Anchorage), Diploma Northern Arizona University Pacific Lutheran University, B.A.E. (Math) University of Utah, College of Law, J.D. ### Additional information - 1998–2000: Assistant Municipal Prosecutor, Municipality of Anchorage. - Hanley is a member of the Anchorage Bar Association, Alaska Bar Association, and American Bar Association. - He has served on the Alaska Bar Association’s Criminal Rules Committee, Access to Justice Committee, Anchorage court security committee, and as a training judge. ## 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/jph.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/jph.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/jph.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/jph.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/jph.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/j-patrick-hanley-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-anchorage-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-patrick-hanley-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-anchorage-ak", "name": "J Patrick Hanley | KnowJudges", "description": "J Patrick Hanley, Alaska District Court, Anchorage. 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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.