StateNinth Circuit
Alaska
10 courts3 law libraries45+ judges7,720 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in Alaska
- Alaska District CourtDistrict Court · Fairbanks
- Alaska District CourtDistrict Court · Nome
- Alaska District CourtDistrict Court · Anchorage
- Alaska District CourtDistrict Court · Juneau
- Alaska Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Ketchikan
- Alaska Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Anchorage
- Alaska Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Fairbanks
- Alaska Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Juneau
State courts in Alaska
- Alaska Supreme CourtState Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals of AlaskaState Appellate Court
Landmark decisions involving Alaska
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
- Harris v. United States (2002)536 U.S. 545overruled
- Stenberg v. Carhart (2000)530 U.S. 914
- Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)521 U.S. 702
- Reno v. ACLU (1997)521 U.S. 844
- Vacco v. Quill (1997)521 U.S. 793
- United States v. Lopez (1995)514 U.S. 549
- Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990)497 U.S. 261
- Will v. Michigan Department of State Police (1989)491 U.S. 58
- Texas v. Johnson (1989)491 U.S. 397
- Teague v. Lane (1989)489 U.S. 288overruled
- Solorio v. United States (1987)483 U.S. 435
- Ohio v. Roberts (1980)448 U.S. 56overruled
- Nevada v. Hall (1979)440 U.S. 410overruled
- Roe v. Wade (1973)410 U.S. 113overruled
- Furman v. Georgia (1972)408 U.S. 238
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation (1971)402 U.S. 313
- Perez. v. Campbell (1971)402 U.S. 637
- Shapiro v. Thompson (1969)394 U.S. 618overruled
- Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968)391 U.S. 510
- South Carolina v. Katzenbach (1966)383 U.S. 301
- Wesberry v. Sanders (1964)376 U.S. 1
Most-cited decisions from Alaska courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 46 F1D 485Ex parte Kie (1891)
- 46 F1D 452Haltern v. Emmons (1890)
- 50 F1D 65Lear v. United States (1892)
- 75 F1D 798Holden v. Williams (1896)
- 49 F1D 575United States v. La Ninfa (1891)
- 92 F1D 196The Canada (1899)
- 85 F1D 896Lewis v. Wells (1898)
- 73 F1D 308Decker v. Williams (1896)
- 99 F1D 334Corbus v. Alaska Treadwell Gold-Min. Co. (1899)
- 90 F1D 623Kohn v. McKinnon (1898)
- 46 F1D 633United States v. Clark (1891)
- 46 F1D 482Ex parte Martin (1890)
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Recent opinions from Alaska courts
- 568 P3D 367Gregory Smith, Rowdy James, Sharlynn Morgan, Arthur Smith, Larry Tunley, and Brian Vaughan v. Municipality of Anchorage (2025)
- 566 P3D 943Kenneth John Jouppi v. State of Alaska, State of Alaska v. Kenneth John Jouppi (2025)
- 565 P3D 226Gregory Kisling v. Paul Grosz, Paul Grosz v. Gregory Kisling (2025)
- 565 P3D 194Lydia May f/k/a Lydia Petersen v. Jon-Marc Petersen (2025)
- 567 P3D 1273Robert Cassell v. State of Alaska, Department of Fish & Game, Board of Game (2025)
- 563 P3D 1131Dawn Maynor, f/k/a Dawn Golden v. Timothy B. Golden (2025)
- 568 P3D 8John D. Rochon v. City of Nome, Allen Wright, and Jackie L.Reader (2025)
- 568 P3D 349Yako William Collins v. State of Alaska (2025)
- 566 P3D 932David Griffith v. Roger Hemphill, Donald Davis, and JDO Law, PC (2025)
- 567 P3D 725James S. Stoneking v. State of Alaska (2025)
- 565 P3D 985Holly J. Sheldon-Lee v. Birch Horton Bittner, Inc., David K. Gross, and Mara E. Michaletz (2025)
- 567 P3D 74Joshua William Converse v. State of Alaska (2025)
Law libraries in Alaska
- Alaska State Court Law Library · Anchorage
- Juneau Law Library · Juneau
- U.S. Courts Library · Anchorage
Judges who served in Alaska
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
Aaron Christian Peterson- Alexander Ostroumov Bryner
- Allen T. Compton
Andrew Jay Kleinfeld- Buell Arthur Nesbett
- Craig F. Stowers
- Dana Anderson Fabe
- Daniel Alton Moore jr
- Daniel Edward Winfree
- David C. Stewart
- David Mannheimer
- Donald Macdonald
- Douglas H. Kossler
- Edmond Wayne Burke
- Ellen A Carroll
- Everett W. Hepp
- Gary A. Spraker
- George Frank Boney
- Harry Oscar Arend
- Herbert A Ross
H[ezekiah] Russel Holland
James Arnold von der Heydt
James Keith Singleton Jr.
James Martin Fitzgerald- Jay Andrew Rabinowitz
- Joel H. Bolger
- John D Roberts
- John Henry Dimond
John W. Sedwick
Joshua Michael Kindred- Marjorie K. Allard
Morgan Christen- Peter J. Maassen
Ralph R. Beistline
Raymond Eugene Plummer
Robert Boochever- Robert Cecil Erwin
- Robert G. Coats
- Robert Ladd Eastaugh
- Roger George Connor
Sharon Louise Gleason
Timothy Mark Burgess
Walter Hartman Hodge- Walter L. Carpeneti
- Warren W. Matthews jr
Find legal help in Alaska
Practice-area guides and local resources for Alaska.
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Cities in Alaska
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Clear · 165,802
- Anderson · 40,157
- Douglas · 24,968
- Marshall · 20,827
- Houston · 15,076
- Hope · 14,343
- Indian · 8,117
- Craig · 7,326
- Palmer · 6,792
- Wainwright · 6,706
- Teller · 3,079
- Sterling · 3,061
- Sutton · 2,953
- Eagle · 2,769
- Mcgrath · 2,576
- Circle · 2,428
- Haines · 2,374
- Healy · 2,305
- Anchorage · 1,758
- Homer · 1,573
- Ruby · 1,009
- Beaver · 986
- Petersburg · 970
- Valdez · 908
- Barrow · 806
- Fairbanks · 793
- Wales · 760
- Deering · 623
- Cantwell · 582
- Cordova · 558
- Dillingham · 558
- Seward · 549
- Juneau · 448
- Bethel · 412
- Ambler · 407
- Willow · 383
- Northway · 376
- Pelican · 366
- Whittier · 344
- White Mountain · 293
- Stebbins · 279
- Ester · 234
- Platinum · 221
- Galena · 210
- Holy Cross · 191
- Buckland · 134
- Two Rivers · 132
- Gambell · 121
- Noatak · 116
- Ketchikan · 104
- Kenai · 94
- Kodiak · 92
- Sitka · 87
- Kake · 71
- Gustavus · 62
- Nome · 60
- Venetie · 53
- Perryville · 45
- Seldovia · 43
- Tenakee Springs · 36
- Tyonek · 35
- Angoon · 33
- Prudhoe Bay · 33
- Aleknagik · 30
- Metlakatla · 30
- Eagle River · 23
- Dutch Harbor · 22
- North Pole · 20
- Tanana · 20
- Kotzebue · 18
- Pilot Station · 18
- Big Lake · 17
- Kaktovik · 17
- Elmendorf Air Force Base · 16
- Klawock · 16
- Red Devil · 16
- Tok · 16
- False Pass · 15
- Point Baker · 14
- Wasilla · 13
- Akutan · 12
- Eek · 12
- King Salmon · 12
- Skagway · 12
- Hoonah · 11
- Nenana · 11
- Yakutat · 11
- Elim · 10
- Minto · 10
- Adak · 9
- Eielson Air Force Base · 9
- Unalakleet · 9
- Wrangell · 9
- Auke Bay · 8
- Crooked Creek · 8
- Denali National Park · 8
- Fort Wainwright · 8
- Naknek · 8
- Sand Point · 8
- Akiak · 7
- Fort Richardson · 7
- Pilot Point · 7
- Quinhagak · 7
- Togiak · 7
- Girdwood · 6
- Mountain Village · 6
- Ninilchik · 6
- Point Lay · 6
- Soldotna · 6
- Chugiak · 5
- Copper Center · 5
- Fort Yukon · 5
- Russian Mission · 5
- Tatitlek · 5
- Akiachak · 4
- Anchor Point · 4
- Arctic Village · 4
- Cold Bay · 4
- Goodnews Bay · 4
- Ouzinkie · 4
Opinions mentioning Alaska
- 362 F2D 889The Dredge Corporation v. J. Russell Penny, State Supervisor, Bureau of Land Management
- 362 F2D 406Alaska Steamship Company, a Corporation v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America
- 362 F2D 224Horner v. Ferron
- 362 F2D 261Larsen v. Insurance Co. of North America
- 362 F2D 200Hutson v. Zeigler
- 362 F2D 188Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Co.
- 361 F2D 748Casko v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.
- 360 F2D 344Curtis Publishing Co. v. Birdsong
- 359 F2D 924Enochs v. Smith
- 359 F2D 715Layton v. Selb Manufacturing Co.
- 359 F2D 663Port Construction Co. v. Government of the Virgin Islands
- 359 F2D 649Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corp.
- 359 F2D 370United States v. Woodbury
- 359 F2D 282Philadelphia Television Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 356 F2D 59Alaska Steamship Co. v. Federal Maritime Commission
- 356 F2D 391Thomas P. Shearer v. Mary E. Shearer
- 356 F2D 247Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
- 355 F2D 936Red Lake and Pembina Bands, Jay H. Hoag and Associate Attorneys for in Docket 18-A v. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Docket 113, Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians, Docket 191, and the United States. Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians v. Red Lake, Pembina and White Earth Bands, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the United States
- 355 F2D 778Jean L. Chester v. The People of the State of California
- 355 F2D 770George Lusich v. Bloomfield Steamship Company, Bloomfield Steamship Company v. Boland MacHine and Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- 355 F2D 55Emaldio v. Pocahontas Steamship Co.
- 355 F2D 413Graven v. Pasa
- 355 F2D 359William Norfleet and David Lane v. Isthmian Lines, Inc., Isthmian Lines, Inc., and Third-Party v. Whitehall Terminal Corporation, Third-Party
- 354 F2D 651Ozenna v. May
- 353 F2D 800Trans-Alaska Telephone Company, an Alaska Corporation, John E. Field, William Campbell and Harley F. Rolfe v. Flightcraft, Inc., a Corporation
- 353 F2D 804Macri v. United States ex rel. John H. Maxwell & Co.
- 353 F2D 660Waterman Steamship Corp. v. David
- 353 F2D 550Mitford v. Prior
- 353 F2D 210Urbano v. Hughes
- 353 F2D 12Swanson v. Liberty National Insurance
- 352 F2D 196United States v. Munz
- 351 F2D 702Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
- 351 F2D 564Brown v. Warden, U. S. Penitentiary
- 350 F2D 748Duesing v. Udall
- 350 F2D 61Lankenau v. Coggeshall & Hicks
- 349 F2D 975William Smith, Doing Business as Smith Entertainment Agency and as Smith & Dale Circus v. American Guild of Variety Artists, American Guild of Variety Artists v. William Smith, Doing Business as Smith Entertaimnent Agency and as Smith& Dale Circus
- 349 F2D 941United States Fire Insurance v. Cannon
- 349 F2D 328Oxley v. Ralston Purina Co.
- 349 F2D 195Robertson v. Udall
- 348 F2D 844United States ex rel. Hetenyi v. Wilkins
- 348 F2D 756Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, (Two Cases)
- 348 F2D 633Uyeda v. Brooks
- 348 F2D 211Crider v. Zurich Insurance
- 347 F2D 959United States v. Capson
- 347 F2D 964Security Underground Storage, Inc., a Corporation, and G. H. Billue v. Henry J. Anderson, Jr., and Steve Latham, First-Wichita National Bank of Wichita Falls, Henry J. Anderson, Jr., and Steve Latham v. Security Underground Storage, Inc., and G. H. Billue
- 347 F2D 921Moore Co. v. Sid Richardson Carbon & GasoLine Co.
- 347 F2D 425United States v. England
- 346 F2D 890The Pure Oil Company v. Pascual Suarez
- 345 F2D 954American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., Intervenor. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, American Broadcasting-Paramounttheatres, Inc., Intervenor. American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., Intervenor. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., Intervenor
- 345 F2D 833Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., a Corporation v. The United States