--- title: "Yvonne Lamoureux | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/yvonne-lamoureux-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Yvonne Lamoureux Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 3 · Superior Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 3 - State: Alaska - Role: Superior 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 - Superior Court Judge, 2017–present Assistant United States Attorney, 2010–2017 - Assistant U.S. Attorney (2010–2017) Alaska Division of Elections Law clerk to U.S. District Judge Christopher F. Droney (2003–2004) Alaska Division of Elections Law clerk to Alaska Superior Court Judge Morgan Christen (2004–2006) Alaska Division of Elections Private practice at Heller Ehrman LLP (2006–2008) and Stoel Rives LLP (2008–2010) - Associate, Stoel Rives LLP, 2008-2010 - Associate, Heller Ehrman LLP, 2006-2008 - Law Clerk, United States District Court Judge Christopher Droney, 2003-2004 ### Education - University of Virginia School of Law (J.D. 2003) - Columbia College, Columbia University (B.A. 1998) ### Additional information - Yvonne Lamoureux is a Superior Court Judge for Alaska’s Third Judicial District (Anchorage), appointed in 2017 and currently serving through her 2026 retention election, with a strong record of legal ability, integrity, and judicial performance - Next Retention Election: 2026 - Appointed: May 15, 2017, by Governor Bill Walker - Professional - Caseload: Primarily civil matters, including complex litigation, administrative appeals, custody cases, involuntary mental health commitments, and child-in-need-of-aid cases - Alaska Bar Association Ethics Committee CINA Rules Committee CINA Court Improvement Program Alaska judicial representative, Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ## 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/yl.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/yl.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/yl.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/yl.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/yl.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/yvonne-lamoureux-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/yvonne-lamoureux-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-anchorage-ak", "name": "Yvonne Lamoureux | KnowJudges", "description": "Yvonne Lamoureux, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 3. 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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.