Alaska Court System

A two-and-a-half-year-old bull moose was killed and had its radio collar removed in September. Wildlife Troopers say a man pleaded guilty last week to three misdemeanors in the case.

Margaret Murphy was charged with one perjury count in April. Today, her attorney told the court they needed time to review thousands of documents.

Nathan Erfurth was arrested in May for sexual abuse of a minor. On Tuesday, he pleaded not guilt to 61 charges, including for second and fourth-degree sexual abuse of a minor, exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography.

Margaret Murphy made her first court appearance since receiving felony perjury charges in May. She entered a not guilt plea, while a crowd of advocates worried about judicial corruption celebrated her arraignment as a victory.

Retired District Court Judge Margaret Murphy was indicted for perjury last Friday. She has long been at the center of a Soldotna man’s crusade for the rights of grand juries.

A supreme court ruling earlier this year will remove minor pre-legalization marijuana charges from the state's online court record site. A House bill would also remove them from some background checks, as offenders struggle to access jobs and housing eight years after recreational weed was legalized in the state.

Wells was appointed to the Superior Court in 2017. She’s one of three Superior Court judges in Kenai.

Jury trials have again been suspended in the Kenai and Homer courts, due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the Kenai Peninsula Borough.The order…

Misdemeanor jury trials are starting back up at Alaska courts next month.Those trials have been on hold since last March, amid concerns about bringing…

Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed four to superior and district courts in South-central Alaska, including two on the Kenai Peninsula. Kenai Magistrate…