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# Ronald Dupuis

Alaska District Court, Anchorage · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alaska District Court, Anchorage
- State: Alaska
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-10-02

## Biography

### Professional career

- Dupuis brings over 15 years of legal experience in Alaska’s Department of Law, having previously served as the statewide fish and game prosecutor in the Office of Special Prosecutions since 2019 Alaska Department of Law
- Prosecutorial Service: 2011–2019: Assistant District Attorney in Anchorage
- Law clerk to Judge Steve Cole
- Assistant Attorney General of Alaska who was appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy to serve as a judge on the Anchorage District Court Alaska Department of Law
- Early Career: Clerked for Superior Court Judge Steve Cole in Kodiak, Alaska

### Education

- and Master of Environmental Law, Vermont Law School — J.D. (2009)
- Degrees in Environmental Science and Political Science, New England College.

### Additional information

- 2019–present: Statewide fish and game prosecutor, specializing in complex commercial fishing and big game guiding crimes.
- Appointed to the Anchorage District Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy on April 8, 2026.
- In April 2026, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy appointed Ron Dupuis to the Anchorage District Court, filling a judicial vacancy Alaska Department of Law .
- Applicant and nominee for Anchorage District Court, 2025-2026.
- Notable Work: Prosecuted a wide range of criminal cases, from serious violent felonies to complex regulatory matters Alaska Department of Law .
- handling therapeutic, district, and superior court cases.
- Prosecuted serious violent felonies and complex regulatory matters before appointment to the bench.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/)
- [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Ronald%20Dupuis.pdf)
- [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/)
- [law.alaska.gov](https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2026/042026-JudicialRoles.html)
- [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?WRP=Customer_Profile.htm&CUSTOMERCD=11245)
- [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/histlog.html)
- [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=11245&WRP=Customer_Profile.htm)
- [Ronald Dupuis applicant biography](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/feb-2026-applicants/dupuis.pdf)
- [Biography enrichment source](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/docs/pressreleases/pr-may26_applicants_2-6-2026.pdf)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Ronald%20Dupuis.pdf)
- [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/)
- [law.alaska.gov](https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2026/042026-JudicialRoles.html)
- [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?WRP=Customer_Profile.htm&CUSTOMERCD=11245)
- [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/histlog.html)
- [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=11245&WRP=Customer_Profile.htm)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/Ronald%20Dupuis.pdf)
- [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/)
- [law.alaska.gov](https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2026/042026-JudicialRoles.html)
- [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?WRP=Customer_Profile.htm&CUSTOMERCD=11245)
- [www.ajc.state.ak.us](https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selection/histlog.html)
- [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=11245&WRP=Customer_Profile.htm)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-4195c4aa8c36145cd11c25b9) — 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](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.