Anchorage County
Anchorage Municipality occupies a land area of 1,707 square miles in south-central Alaska. It was initially a city in 1920 but merged with the Anchorage Borough to form a unified municipality in 1975. The municipality is home to 291,247 residents, making it Alaska's most populous region.
The Anchorage Municipality justice system includes the Superior Court and the District Court. The Superior Court has general jurisdiction over felony cases and civil disputes involving amounts over $100,000. It also resolves family law cases such as divorce, child custody, and adoption cases. Probate matters such as wills validation, appointment of estate executors, trust disputes, and guardianships are handled by the Superior Court in Anchorage.
The District Court, on the other hand, presides over misdemeanors, small claims under $10,000, minor civil disputes, traffic violations, and landlord-tenant cases. Anchorage Municipality also operates specialized courts like the Mental Health Court designed for non-violent offenders dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues.
Anchorage Municipality public court records, available with the Court Clerk, include the following:
- Civil court records
- Probate records
- Family records
- Criminal court records
- Small claims records
Each of these records contains case filings, indictments, motions, pleadings, orders, jury verdicts, trial transcripts, and court judgments. Interested persons can obtain Anchorage public court records by sending request forms by email or fax to (907) 264-0610. Court records related to juveniles, adoption, guardianship, and Child in Need of Aid (CINA) cases are confidential. To obtain confidential court records, parties to such cases must include valid government-issued IDs in their request forms.
Individuals interested in accessing Anchorage court records remotely can use the Alaska Court CourtView. This tool allows users to search for court cases by name, case number, or hearing date. Public terminals are also available at the courthouse for in-person access at no cost. Note that the Anchorage Court Clerk charges a $15 per hour search fee, $0.25 per page for copies of court records, and $5 for certified copies.
