--- title: "Marjorie K. Allard | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marjorie-k-allard-chief-judge-alaska-court-of-appeals-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Marjorie K. Allard Alaska Court of Appeals · Chief Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska Court of Appeals - State: Alaska - Role: Chief Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals of Alaska, 2012-present - The Chief Judge of the Alaska Court of Appeals, appointed in 2012 and serving until 2033, with a career in law that includes clerkship, public defense, and academic roles - Law Clerk, Alaska Supreme Court, Chief Justice Warren W. Matthews (1999-2000) Assistant Public Defender, Alaska Public Defender Agency (2000-2001; 2006-2012) Assistant Public Advocate, Office of Public Advocacy (2005- 2006) - Attorney, Rosen Bien & Galvin (2002) ### Education - Yale Law School, New Haven, CT — J.D. (1999) - Yale University, New Haven, CT — B.A. (1993) - Yale University — J.D. - Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (post-graduate fellowship) ### Additional information - Term: Ends January 31, 2033 - Became Chief Judge: January 1, 2019 - Notable work: Authored 81 published opinions (2013–2019) and 6 concurrences; most cited is Morris v. - Appointed: November 23, 2012, by Governor Sean Parnell - Practitioner, 2011-2011 - prof, 2011-2011 - Civil litigator, Richmond & Quinn (2004–2005) - State (31 citations). ## 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/) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6171/marjorie-k-allard/) - [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) - [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/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) - [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/trialcourts/hearings.htm) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marjorie-k-allard-chief-judge-alaska-court-of-appeals-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marjorie-k-allard-chief-judge-alaska-court-of-appeals-ak", "name": "Marjorie K. 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