--- title: "Kimberly Rice | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kimberly-rice-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-prince-of-wales-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kimberly Rice Alaska District Court, Prince of Wales · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Prince of Wales - State: Alaska - Role: Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Magistrate judge assigned to the Prince of Wales District Court in Alaska’s First Judicial District, appointed in 2022 by the Presiding Judge of the District - Appointment: 2022, by the Presiding Judge of the 1st Judicial District - Contact (Court Clerk): +1 (907) 755‐8801 ### Education ### Additional information - Clerk of Court in the Craig/Klawock area before serving as magistrate - Alaska Court System judicial roster lists Kimberly Rice as the magistrate for Prince of Wales. - and KnowJudges provide her professional background, court rules, and procedural guidance. - As a magistrate judge, Kimberly Rice presides over cases within her district under Alaska’s court rules and procedures. - Magistrate judges in Alaska handle a range of matters, including criminal, civil, and family cases, depending on the district’s caseload and statutory authority. ## 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/mj.htm#1) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#1) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#1) - [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) - [aws.state.ak.us](https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/Attachment.aspx?id=97686) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [aws.state.ak.us](https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/Attachment.aspx?id=97686) - [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.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#1) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [aws.state.ak.us](https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/Attachment.aspx?id=97686) - [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/mj.htm#1) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kimberly-rice-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-prince-of-wales-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kimberly-rice-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-prince-of-wales-ak", "name": "Kimberly Rice | KnowJudges", "description": "Kimberly Rice, Alaska District Court, Prince of Wales. 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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.