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Katie Stephenson
Magistrate Judge · Alaska District Court, Anchorage
Biography
Professional career
- Alaska Court System Judicial Roster: Lists Katie Stephenson as a Magistrate Judge in Anchorage, appointed 2026
- Magistrate Judge assigned to the Alaska Magistrate Court in Anchorage, appointed in 2026
- Newly appointed Magistrate Judge in Anchorage, part of Alaska’s district-level judicial system
Education
Additional information
- Admitted to the Alaska Bar in July 2018 before serving as Anchorage magistrate judge
- In Alaska, magistrate judges preside over cases in accordance with statewide court rules.
- Recording & Media: Statewide rules prohibit photographing, filming, or recording in courthouse common areas without approval; separate rules apply for courtroom coverage.
- Media Requests: Permission must be obtained from the judicial officer for coverage inside a specific courtroom or adjacent area.
- She handles cases under the Alaska Court System’s magistrate judge program, with her work governed by statewide procedural rules and media guidelines.
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
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 ↗member.alaskabar.org
Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 28, 2026
View member.alaskabar.org ↗www.courts.alaska.gov
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
View Alaska Court System official judicial roster ↗member.alaskabar.org
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View member.alaskabar.org ↗www.courts.alaska.gov
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