Kirsten L Swanson at a glance
- Current role
- District Court Judge
- Court
- Alaska District Court, Juneau
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2016–present
Kirsten L Swanson
District Court Judge · Alaska District Court, Juneau
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Juneau District Court, 2016-present Assistant Attorney General, 2001-2002 Assistant Public Defender, Public Defender Agency, 1999-2001
- Judicial Wellness and Continuing Development Committee Mental Health Court (Coordinated Resource Project) Juneau Therapeutic Court Alaska Court System Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy Working Group Alaska Court System Statewide Security Committee Private Practice Attorney, Law Office of Kirsten Swanson, 2002-2016
Judicial service
- District Court Judge, Alaska District Court, Juneau; from 2016
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 July 26, 2026
https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/kls.pdfPresiding 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