AK · rules
Alaska R. Admin. 30
Powers and Duties of Magistrate Judges in Cases Beyond Their Jurisdiction
(a) A magistrate judge may accept for filing a civil or
criminal case beyond a magistrate judge’s jurisdiction but
within the jurisdiction of a district court judge. Such cases will
be tried by a superior or district court judge on periodic visits
to the area.
(b) A magistrate judge shall immediately notify the
presiding judge in writing as soon as any case beyond
magistrate judge jurisdiction becomes at issue. Such
notification shall contain a brief description of the case,
whether jury or non-jury, and an estimate of the length of time
required for trial.
(c) If in the course of any preliminary proceedings
connected with a case, or during the trial, or after judgment, a
magistrate judge determines that he or she is for any reason
unqualified to proceed further, he or she shall, without
prejudicing the rights of the parties, postpone the proceedings
and proceed under (a) and (b) of this rule as if the case were
one beyond his or her jurisdiction.
History
(Adopted by SCO 412 effective July 1, 1980; amended by SCO 1829 effective October 15, 2014)
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
289e6fa726b6f83048c317041bf2e82aa99e044b7ed7f8956fc92ebfa056dbbc
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