--- title: "John Haley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-haley-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-anchorage-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # John Haley 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 - Appointed judge of the Alaska Third District District Court (Anchorage), serving since December 5, 2025, with a term ending in 2029 - Law clerk, Alaska Court of Appeals - Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Alaska Department of Law’s Civil Division for the past seven years - Prosecutor with the Office of Special Prosecutions and Anchorage District Attorney’s Office ### Education - cum laude — University of Michigan Law School — J.D. (2013) - undergraduate degree — Appalachian State University ### Additional information - Appointed by: Governor Mike Dunleavy on December 5, 2025 - One of two new judges appointed by Governor Dunleavy in 2025 to fill vacancies in the Alaska judiciary, recommended by the. - focusing on consumer protection matters. - Clerkships with Sitka Superior Court and the Alaska Court of Appeals. - As an Alaska District Court judge, Haley presides under statewide rules governing court conduct, media access, and recording in courthouses, as set forth in Alaska’s Presiding Judges’ Statewide Order. - Pre-law work: Graduate assistant basketball coach at The Citadel - AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with Montana Legal Services Association. ## 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/index.htm) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/index.htm) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/index.htm) - [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) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/feb-2026-applicants/haley.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [law.alaska.gov](https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2026/020426-Judicial.html) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgemain.html) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/docs/pressreleases/pr-nov25_nominees_11-7-2025.pdf) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/feb-2026-applicants/haley.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/index.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [law.alaska.gov](https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2026/020426-Judicial.html) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgemain.html) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/docs/pressreleases/pr-nov25_nominees_11-7-2025.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/feb-2026-applicants/haley.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/index.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [law.alaska.gov](https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2026/020426-Judicial.html) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/judgemain.html) - [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/docs/pressreleases/pr-nov25_nominees_11-7-2025.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-haley-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-anchorage-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-haley-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-anchorage-ak", "name": "John Haley | KnowJudges", "description": "John Haley, 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.