--- title: "Marianna C Carpeneti | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marianna-c-carpeneti-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-juneau-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Marianna C Carpeneti Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 1 · Superior Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 1 - State: Alaska - Role: Superior 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 - Marianna C. Carpeneti is a judge of the Juneau Superior Court in Alaska’s First Judicial District, appointed by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy on December 23, 2021 to replace the late Hon. Philip M. Pallenberg - Private practice in Homer, Alaska, opening Carpeneti Law Office in 2020, and earlier as an associate at Hoffman & Blasco in Juneau, specializing in probate and estate planning - Assistant Attorney General for the Alaska Office of the Attorney General, Torts and Workers’ Compensation Section (2016–2018) - Assistant District Attorney for the Dillingham District Attorney’s Office (2012–2014) ### Education - University of Washington School of Law — J.D. (2012) ### Additional information - In 2026, the Alaska Judicial Council issued a mixed performance evaluation for Carpeneti — in a historic first, it did not issue a “yes” or “no” retention recommendation. - She is up for her first retention election in 2026. - Supervising Assistant Public Advocate for the Southeast Alaska Branch of the Alaska Office of Public Advocacy (2018–2020) - Private practice attorney in Homer before appointment to Superior Court - Official court contact: (907) 463‐4700. - Attorneys and court employees rated her impartiality and fairness as excellent. - Carpeneti presides over cases in the First Judicial District, which includes Angoon, Haines, Hoonah, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Prince of Wales, Sitka, Skagway, Wrangell, and Yakutat. - In her official statement, Carpeneti emphasizes making court proceedings understandable, ensuring litigants feel heard, and explaining decisions clearly to foster confidence in the judicial process. - Social service professionals rated her impartiality and fairness as good. ## 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) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [gov.alaska.gov](https://gov.alaska.gov/governor-dunleavy-announces-three-judicial-appointments/) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [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) - [gov.alaska.gov](https://gov.alaska.gov/governor-dunleavy-announces-three-judicial-appointments/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [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) - [gov.alaska.gov](https://gov.alaska.gov/governor-dunleavy-announces-three-judicial-appointments/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marianna-c-carpeneti-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-juneau-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marianna-c-carpeneti-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-juneau-ak", "name": "Marianna C Carpeneti | KnowJudges", "description": "Marianna C Carpeneti, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 1. 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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.