Jane Martinez at a glance
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- Magistrate Judge
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Jane Martinez
Magistrate Judge · Alaska District Court, Anchorage
Biography
Professional career
- Assigned to the First Judicial District and is listed as an Alaska Magistrate Judge appointed in 2025
Education
Additional information
- Magistrate judge in the, appointed in 2025 to serve in the Anchorage area.
- Private practitioner through Law Office of Jane B. Martinez, LLC
- CJA panel attorney
- Handle certain civil matters delegated by the district court
- Preside over initial hearings in criminal cases
- The exact scope of Jane Martinez’s caseload will depend on the Alaska Supreme Court’s and the Alaska Court System’s assignments and the needs of the Anchorage district.
- Assist district judges with case management and procedural matters
- Magistrate judges in Alaska handle a variety of cases, often including preliminary hearings, certain criminal matters, and other matters delegated by the district court, depending on statutory authority and court assignments.
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, Anchorage
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
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Alaska Court System official judicial roster
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View Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities ↗member.alaskabar.org
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Identity source · PDF · Source checked September 28, 2026
View www.supremecourt.gov ↗Alaska Court System official judicial roster
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