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Court records may include transcripts of trials, abstracts of judgments, default judgments, dismissals, Alaska criminal records, probate records, adoptions, orders to perform community service, and more. Residents of the state’s largest city, Anchorage Court, accounts for 40 percent of the district court cases filed each year. Similarly, Anchorage’...

The state is comprised of four judicial districts, divided geographically. Within the district courts are specialized units designed to divert nonviolent offenders from the prison system by offering services tailored specifically for substance abusers and military veterans. These courthouses hear misdemeanor cases, small claims under $10,000, or ci...

The state’s superior courts are the trial courts for Alaska, handling all criminal matters, juvenile cases, domestic issues, as well as appeals of district court decisions. In a recent year, there were nearly 120,000 cases filed in Alaska’s superior courts.

Above the trial courts are appeals courts that determine if the law was applied correctly in trials. In Alaska there is both a court of appeals and a supreme court; the latter advises on the Constitutionality of state laws as well as overseeing the state bar and hearing a selected number of cases each year.

Legal issues that arise on sovereign Native American land are handled outside the state judicial system. The State contains 40 tribal courts, each of these Alaska courthouses having its own legal system and a separate system of record keeping.

Those filing for bankruptcy in Alaskaor involved in a multi-state lawsuit will find their case records at the federal U.S. District Court for Alaska.