--- title: "Matthew Christian | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-christian-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-fairbanks-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Matthew Christian Alaska District Court, Fairbanks · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Fairbanks - 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 - 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. ## 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/docs/mc.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/mc.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/mc.pdf) - [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/) - [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/docs/mc.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [elections.alaska.gov](https://elections.alaska.gov/doc/oep/2024/Christian,%20Matthew%20C_JD4_Dist_Eng_v3.pdf) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent20/judge_public_statements/christian_oep.pdf) - [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/docs/mc.pdf) - [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/matthew-christian-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-fairbanks-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-christian-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-fairbanks-ak", "name": "Matthew Christian | KnowJudges", "description": "Matthew Christian, Alaska District Court, Fairbanks. 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[Official source](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.