Matthew Christian at a glance
- Current role
- District Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska · State
- Judicial service
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Matthew Christian
District Court Judge · Alaska District Court, Fairbanks
Judicial assignments
- Alaska District CourtDistrict Court Judge — Fairbanks
This statewide listing groups local courts identified in each role.
Source checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- Fairbanks District Court Judge, March 2013 to present --Deputy Presiding Judge
Education
- University of Minnesota B.A. in Criminal Justice, University of Alaska Fairbanks, May 1998 J.D. Thomas M. Cooley Law Schools, Cum Laude, January 2002
Additional information
- Its residence timeline lists Fairbanks in 1994–1998 and 2002–2007, Kenai in 2007–2013, then Fairbanks; it states Alaska resident since 2002, so do not collapse this into uninterrupted residence since 1994.
- The Alaska Court System Meet Alaska’s Judges PDF directly confirms a University of Alaska Fairbanks BA in Criminal Justice in May 1998, Thomas M. Cooley JD cum laude in January 2002 and Fairbanks district court service from March 2013, among them deputy presiding judge duties.
- It lists University of Minnesota attendance without a degree, Judicial Education Committee work and Alaska Bar Association membership.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Courtroom Media Requests
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.
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 areaPresiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities
Alaska District Court, Fairbanks; Alaska District Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked October 2, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 2, 2026.
Alaska Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Alaska Court System official judicial roster ↗Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities ↗elections.alaska.gov
Biography source · PDF · Source checked October 5, 2026
View elections.alaska.gov ↗