--- title: "Nathaniel Peters | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nathaniel-peters-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-bethel-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Nathaniel Peters Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 4 · Superior Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 4 - 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 - Superior Court Judge, 2017 to present District Court Judge, 2014 – 2017 Assistant Public Defender, Palmer Office, 2008 – 2014 Legal Executive for Doyle Fox & Associates, Blessington, Co - Superior Court Judge, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 4; from 2017 - Nathaniel K. Peters is a Superior Court Judge for the 4th Judicial District in Bethel, Alaska, appointed in 2017, with a background in public defense, legal administration, and community service - Wicklow, Ireland, 2007 – 2008 Assistant Public Defender, Bethel Office, 2003 - 2006 Superior Court Law Clerk for The Honorable Beverly Cutler, retired, 2002 – 2003 Alaska Public Defender Agency, Summer Intern, 2001 Federal Judicial Externship, Fall 2001 Alaska Legal Services, Summer Intern, 2000 ### Education - Ohio Northern University, J.D., 2002 Truman State University, B.S. Marketing, 1999 Benedictine University, Summer 1997 for one Spanish course ### Additional information - Appointed by former Governor Bill Walker on February 9, 2017, succeeding Hon. Charles W. Ray, Jr.. - Three-Judge Sentencing Panel - Training Judge and Magistrate Judge Evaluation Panel - Bethel Superior Court in Alaska’s 4th Judicial District, which includes Aniak, Bethel, Delta Junction, Emmonak, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Galena, Hooper Bay, Nenana, and Tok. - He handles both civil and criminal cases. - Child in Need of Aid Court Improvement Committee (Co-Chair) - Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee - He is also active in community events such as the Kuskokim 300 Sled Dog Race and local cultural festivals. ## 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/nkp.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/nkp.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/nkp.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/nkp.pdf) - [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/judges/docs/nkp.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/nathaniel-peters-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-bethel-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nathaniel-peters-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-bethel-ak", "name": "Nathaniel Peters | KnowJudges", "description": "Nathaniel Peters, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 4. 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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.