Juneau District Court cases in Juneau County, Juneau, AK
Juneau District Court is a limited-jurisdiction trial court within Alaska's First Judicial District. It handles misdemeanor criminal cases; conducts felony first appearances, arraignments, and preliminary hearings; hears limited civil matters, including small claims and landlord-tenant (eviction) actions; adjudicates traffic infractions and other minor offenses such as municipal ordinance and fish and game violations; and issues and enforces domestic violence and stalking/sexual assault protective orders. It functions alongside the Superior Court, which handles felony trials and most family law matters (such as divorce and child custody), as well as other general-jurisdiction cases outside the district court's authority.
Juneau District Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | District Court |
| County: | Juneau |
| Street Address: | 709 W. 9th Street, Rm 979 |
| City: | Juneau |
| Zip Code: | 99801 |
| Phone: | 907-586-7458 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM to Noon and 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM |
| Website URL: | https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/content/juneau |
| Parking: | Parking is available along the street near the courthouse. |
| Email: | SingletonProposedOrders@akd.uscourts.gov |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hurff-Ackerman-Saunders-Federal-Building-and-Robert-Boochever-US-Courthouse/639036339572294?rf=452255081645849 |
| ADA: | Access Coordinator |
| ADA Phone: | 907-677-6100 |
Services and Case Types Handled in Juneau District Court
Juneau District Court, part of the Alaska Court System, provides trial-level services to the public. It accepts case filings for misdemeanors; municipal, traffic, and other minor offenses; limited civil cases; small claims; landlord-tenant matters (including evictions); and domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and vulnerable adult protective orders. Proceedings include arraignments, bail hearings, preliminary felony proceedings, pretrial conferences, change‑of‑plea, trials (jury and bench) in misdemeanors and civil/small claims, eviction hearings, and protective‑order hearings. Jury services handle summons, orientation, check‑in, postponements/excusals, and juror compensation. Public-facing services include the clerk's counter for filings and payments, calendars and hearing information, and access to case records and copies consistent with confidentiality rules. Magistrate judges may also perform marriages.