Risa C Leonard at a glance
- Current role
- Magistrate Judge
- Court
- Alaska Magistrate Court, Fairbanks
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska · State
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Magistrate Judge · Alaska Magistrate Court, Fairbanks
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 ↗
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 ↗
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https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/mj.htm#4Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdfJudge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm