Jude Pate at a glance
- Current role
- Justice
- Court
- Alaska Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2023–present
Jude Pate
Justice · Alaska Supreme Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Supreme Court Justice, 2023 Sitka Superior Court Judge, 2018-2023 Assistant Public Defender, State of Alaska, 2006-2018 Private Law Practice, 1999-2006 Counsel for Sitka Tribe of Alaska, 1994-1999
Judicial service
- Appointed to the Sitka Superior Court in 2018 and the Alaska Supreme Court in 2023.
- Justice, Alaska Supreme Court; from 2023
Personal record
Nuremberg, Germany
Courtroom rules and guidance
Photography Filming Recording
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.
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 ↗
Courtroom Media Requests
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.
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 areaPresiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities ↗
Sources
Alaska Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked August 22, 2026
https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdfHearings & Trials
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm