AK · rules
Alaska R. Admin. 27
Presiding Judge
(a) The chief justice shall designate one judge from each
judicial district to be presiding judge of that district. A judge
designated as presiding judge shall hold office as such for a
term of one year and shall be eligible to serve successive terms
thereafter.
(b) In addition to regular judicial duties a presiding judge
shall, within his or her judicial district:
(1) Supervise the assignment of cases pending to the
judges;
(2) Supervise the administrative actions of judges and
court personnel;
(3) Expedite and keep current the business of the courts;
(4) Review and recommend budgets; and
(5) Review the operations of all trial courts to assure
adherence to statewide court objectives and policies.
(c) A presiding judge may:
(1) Assign judges and magistrate judges to locations
within their district of residence as necessary to maintain
balanced workloads or to expedite the business of those courts;
(2) Perform any other duties and exercise any other
powers as may be provided by law or by these rules.
History
(Adopted by SCO 412 effective July 1, 1980; amended by SCO 885 effective July 15, 1988; by SCO 1153 effective July 15, 1994; and by SCO 1829 effective October 15, 2014)
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
1098ab00238259eb5782f9b7b2b863fac4bbc38f908d88af244afce0a340947d
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