--- title: "Peggy McCoy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/peggy-mccoy-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-juneau-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Peggy McCoy Alaska District Court, Juneau · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Juneau - State: Alaska - Role: Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Magistrate judge from January 2023; previously a judicial assistant at the Alaska Supreme Court beginning in 2008 - Magistrate Judge in the Alaska Court System’s First Judicial District, with her office located in Juneau ### Education ### Additional information - It also cites Juneau Independent reporting on judicial activity in 2026. - Magistrate Judge for the, appointed in 2023 and based. - The official Alaska magistrate roster directly lists Peggy McCoy, Juneau, appointed 2023. - Magistrate judges in Alaska handle a variety of cases, often at the trial level, and may preside over matters such as criminal, civil, and family cases, depending on the district’s jurisdiction. ## 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/mj.htm#1) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#1) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#1) - [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) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.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) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [Alaska Judges - Alaska Court System](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [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) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#1) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-mccoy-51a59b136) - [www.juneauindependent.com](https://www.juneauindependent.com/post/john-paul-pleads-not-guilty-to-charge-of-assaulting-seventh-grade-student) - [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/mj.htm#1) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/peggy-mccoy-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-juneau-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/peggy-mccoy-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-juneau-ak", "name": "Peggy McCoy | KnowJudges", "description": "Peggy McCoy, Alaska District Court, Juneau. 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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.