--- title: "Spenser J Ruppert | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spenser-j-ruppert-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-fairbanks-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Spenser J Ruppert 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 - Spenser J. Ruppert is a magistrate judge for the Fairbanks District Court in Alaska’s 4th Judicial District, appointed in 2021 by the Presiding Judge of that district - Assistant Attorney General, State of Alaska Department of Law, Fairbanks ### Education - Seattle University School of Law — J.D. (2015) ### Additional information - Applicant for Fairbanks Superior Court in 2023. - Assistant District Attorney in Fairbanks before appointment as magistrate judge. - Court Contact: Address: 101 Lacey Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: +1 (907) 452‐9277 ## 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) - [akleg.gov](https://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/doso/DosoALL.pdf) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?WRP=Customer_Profile.htm&CUSTOMERCD=15085) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.newsminer.com](https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/candidates-announced-for-vacant-fairbanks-superior-court-position/article_340b664e-a66c-11ed-a8e6-fbcb2c4e75ed.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=15085&WRP=Customer_Profile.htm) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [Biography enrichment source](https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5c0df9bc342cca788684b5a7) - [akleg.gov](https://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/doso/DosoALL.pdf) - [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?WRP=Customer_Profile.htm&CUSTOMERCD=15085) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.newsminer.com](https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/candidates-announced-for-vacant-fairbanks-superior-court-position/article_340b664e-a66c-11ed-a8e6-fbcb2c4e75ed.html) - [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=15085&WRP=Customer_Profile.htm) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [akleg.gov](https://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/doso/DosoALL.pdf) - [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?WRP=Customer_Profile.htm&CUSTOMERCD=15085) - [www.courts.alaska.gov](https://www.courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [www.newsminer.com](https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/candidates-announced-for-vacant-fairbanks-superior-court-position/article_340b664e-a66c-11ed-a8e6-fbcb2c4e75ed.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm) - [member.alaskabar.org](https://member.alaskabar.org/cv5/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/Info?CUSTOMERCD=15085&WRP=Customer_Profile.htm) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spenser-j-ruppert-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-fairbanks-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/spenser-j-ruppert-magistrate-judge-alaska-magistrate-court-fairbanks-ak", "name": "Spenser J Ruppert | KnowJudges", "description": "Spenser J Ruppert, 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.