--- title: "Risa C Leonard | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/risa-c-leonard-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-fairbanks-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Risa C Leonard Alaska District Court, Fairbanks · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Fairbanks - 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 - Judge Risa C. Leonard is a Magistrate Judge in the, appointed to the Fairbanks district in 2021, with a career focus on family law, protective orders, and procedural compliance. ### Education ### Additional information - She is admitted to the Alaska Bar (Bar No. 1011084) since November 16, 2010. - Applicant for Fairbanks Superior Court in 2023 - Family law matters and domestic violence protective orders under Alaska Statute 18.66. - Procedural compliance and safety-first decision-making, particularly in cases involving harassment or ongoing risk. - Active attorney with no public discipline history. - A tendency to deny dissolution or modification of protective orders unless there is a significant change in circumstances, and to prioritize petitioner safety in certain stalking or harassment cases. - Her official mailing address is listed as 101 Lacey Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701. - She has been involved in the Alaska Court System since her admission to the bar, and her judicial role is part of the state’s magistrate judge program, which handles a range of cases, often with a focus on family law and protective orders. ## 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#4) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4) - [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/) - [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=11254&WRP=Customer_Profile.htm) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [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) - [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=11254&WRP=Customer_Profile.htm) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [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#4) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=11254&WRP=Customer_Profile.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/risa-c-leonard-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-fairbanks-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/risa-c-leonard-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-fairbanks-ak", "name": "Risa C Leonard | KnowJudges", "description": "Risa C Leonard, Alaska District Court, Fairbanks. 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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.