--- title: "Kevin F Mccoy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-f-mccoy-10095" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kevin F Mccoy U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska - State: Alaska - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Part-time U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the, 2014-2018; retired May 2018 - Kevin F. McCoy is a part‐time U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the, appointed on May 9, 2014, to a renewable eight‐year term - Kevin F. McCoy: the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts directly confirms appointment as a part-time U.S. magistrate judge for the District of Alaska on May 9, 2014 - Notable prior role: Federal Defender for the District of Alaska (1993–2012) - Before his judicial role, McCoy was the Federal Defender for the District of Alaska from March 1993 to November 2012 - Kevin F. McCoy serves as a U.S. Magistrate Judge under the U.S. District Court for the, a position created under the Federal Magistrates Act ### Education - J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1972–1975) and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley (1969–1971). ### Additional information - Appointment date: May 9, 2014 - McCoy’s appointment was confirmed on May 9, 2014. - Served more than 20 years as an Assistant Federal Defender before appointment to the federal magistrate bench. - Previously served with the Alaska Public Defender Agency. - Previously served as an Assistant Attorney General handling civil-fraud matters. - representing indigent defendants in federal criminal cases. - Magistrate judges handle certain federal cases, including preliminary matters, criminal cases, and some civil matters, and are appointed by the district’s judges to renewable eight‐year terms. - Public judicial directories and the U.S. Courts website provide case search and biographical details for his judicial service. - His part-time magistrate position was replaced by a full-time position because of increased federal criminal caseload. ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/10095/kevin-f-mccoy/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10095/kevin-f-mccoy/) - [U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10095/kevin-f-mccoy/) - [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) - [alaskabar.org](https://alaskabar.org/wp-content/uploads/Jan-March-2018-bar-rag.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/general-ordes/mgo_14-02.pdf) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.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) - [Alaska Judges - Alaska Court System](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [Magistrate Judges - Alaska Court System](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [Biography enrichment source](https://alaskabar.org/wp-content/uploads/Jan-March-2018-bar-rag.pdf) - [Biography enrichment source](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/general-ordes/mgo_14-02.pdf) - [alaskabar.org](https://alaskabar.org/wp-content/uploads/Jan-March-2018-bar-rag.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/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/general-ordes/mgo_14-02.pdf) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.uscourts.gov](https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/about-federal-judges/judicial-milestones/kevin-f-mccoy) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_F._McCoy) - [prabook.com](https://prabook.com/web/kevin_f.mccoy/2966673) - [www.linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-f-mccoy-46356728) - [judicialfinder.com](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/kevin-mccoy) - [www.bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/18875478) - [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/judges-info) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/index.htm) - [www.akd.uscourts.gov](http://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/general-ordes/mgo_14-02.pdf) - [www.martindale.com](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/mr-kevin-francis-mccoy-37509/) - [alaskabar.org](https://alaskabar.org/wp-content/uploads/Jan-March-2018-bar-rag.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/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.akd.uscourts.gov](https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/sites/akd/files/general-ordes/mgo_14-02.pdf) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-f-mccoy-10095", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-f-mccoy-10095", "name": "Kevin F Mccoy | KnowJudges", "description": "Kevin F Mccoy, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. 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