Shawn D Traini at a glance
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Shawn D Traini
District Court Judge · Alaska District Court, Palmer
Judicial assignments
- Alaska District CourtDistrict Court Judge — Palmer
This statewide listing groups local courts identified in each role.
Source checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- Shawn D. Traini is a District Court Judge for Alaska’s Third Judicial District, serving since 2020 and elected to a term ending in 2027
- District Court Judge, 2020 to present Assistant District Attorney, 2007-2019
- Also served as a Palmer Wellness Court Judge and Magistrate Training Judge
Education
- University of Utah, College of Law — J.D. (1999)
- Utah State University — B.S. (1996)
- AA — University of Alaska Anchorage — 1990
Additional information
- Term: Appointed December 6, 2019 by Governor Mike Dunleavy; retained in a 2022 nonpartisan retention election with 57.8% of the vote.
- Assistant Municipal Prosecutor, 2007 Deputy Prosecutor, 2001-2007
- Deputy Public Defender, 1999-2001
- Mailing address: Palmer Courthouse, 435 S. Denali St., Palmer, AK 99645.
- Traini emphasizes fairness, impartiality, and accessibility in adjudication, balancing accountability, public safety, and rehabilitation in criminal cases, and ensuring just, clear, and law-based decisions in civil matters.
- He has also engaged in community outreach, youth programs, and therapeutic court initiatives.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Courtroom Media Requests
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.
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 areaPresiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities
Alaska District Court, Palmer; Alaska District Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked October 2, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 2, 2026.
Alaska Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Alaska Court System official judicial roster ↗Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities ↗