United States District Court for the District of Alaska
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| Appeals to: | Ninth Circuit |
| Established: | July 7, 1958 |
| Judges assigned: | 3 |
| Chief Judge: | Timothy Mark Burgess |
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The United States District Court for the District of Alaska (in case citations, D. Alaska) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The District was established on July 7, 1958, pending Alaska statehood on January 3, 1959.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Karen L. Loeffler, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 15, 2009.
The United States District Court for the District of Alaska is the sole federal judicial district in Alaska. Court for the District is held at Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Nome.
Anchorage Division comprises the following borough/census areas: Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Anchorage, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Dillingham, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, and Valdez-Cordova.
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