--- title: "Martin Fallon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/martin-fallon-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-kenai-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Martin Fallon Alaska District Court, Kenai · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Kenai - State: Alaska - Role: District 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 - Kenai District Court judge, Third Judicial District; appointed on December 6, 2019 - Assistant district attorney, 2010–2014 - Law clerk to Superior Court Judge Eric Sanders in 1999; intern with the Office of Public Advocacy, 1998–1999 ### Education - J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1998; attended 1995–1998. - B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin; attended 1988–1992. ### Additional information - The Alaska Judicial Council recommended a “no” vote in his 2026 retention election. - Retained by voters in 2022 with 56.6% support. - Magistrate judge in Kenai, 2014–2019. - Handles civil and criminal cases. - Previously practiced patent law for Chevron Corporation. - Affiliations include the Kenai Peninsula College Council, Judicial Conference Planning Committee and Alaska Bar Association. - Born in Boston; married to Jayne Fallon, with three children: Leah, Gregory and Teresa. ## 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-four-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-four-judicial-appointments/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [mustreadalaska.com](https://mustreadalaska.com/dunleavy-adds-judges-in-homer-kenai-palmer-valdez/) - [ajc.state.ak.us](https://ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent26/ret26fallon.html) - [elections.alaska.gov](https://elections.alaska.gov/doc/oep/2026/Fallon,%20Martin_JD%203_Dist_Eng_v1.pdf) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/jdgret/fallon22.pdf) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Martin_Fallon) - [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-four-judicial-appointments/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/martin-fallon-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-kenai-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/martin-fallon-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-kenai-ak", "name": "Martin Fallon | KnowJudges", "description": "Martin Fallon, Alaska District Court, Kenai. 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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.