--- title: "Shawn D Traini | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shawn-d-traini-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-palmer-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Shawn D Traini Alaska District Court, Palmer · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska District Court, Palmer - State: Alaska - Role: District 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 - 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. ## 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/sdt.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/sdt.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/sdt.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/sdt.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/sdt.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/shawn-d-traini-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-palmer-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shawn-d-traini-district-court-judge-alaska-district-court-palmer-ak", "name": "Shawn D Traini | KnowJudges", "description": "Shawn D Traini, Alaska District Court, Palmer. 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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.