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The areas served by these districts are as follows: | The areas served by these districts are as follows: | ||
*Juneau, District 1: Southeastern Alexander Archipelago and the cities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, and Juneau. | *'''Juneau, District 1''': Southeastern Alexander Archipelago and the cities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, and Juneau. | ||
*Nome, District 2: North, including Nome and Barrow. | *'''Nome, District 2''': North, including Nome and Barrow. | ||
*Anchorage, District 3: South, including Anchorage, Kodiak, and the Aleutian Islands. | *'''Anchorage, District 3''': South, including Anchorage, Kodiak, and the Aleutian Islands. | ||
*Fairbanks, District 4: Central, including Fairbanks, Bethel, and Toksook Bay. | *'''Fairbanks, District 4''': Central, including Fairbanks, Bethel, and Toksook Bay. | ||
Since 1959 district court jurisdiction has been limited to minor civil and criminal matters such as issuing marriage licenses and arrest warrants, hearing misdemeanor cases, and acting as the temporary custodian of the property of deceased persons. | Since 1959 district court jurisdiction has been limited to minor civil and criminal matters such as issuing marriage licenses and arrest warrants, hearing misdemeanor cases, and acting as the temporary custodian of the property of deceased persons. | ||
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The case files of the first district, the records of the third district (1900-59), and some miscellaneous records of the other districts are at the National Archives—Alaska Region. Copies of documents not at these two archives can be obtained by writing to the appropriate local clerk's office. | The case files of the first district, the records of the third district (1900-59), and some miscellaneous records of the other districts are at the National Archives—Alaska Region. Copies of documents not at these two archives can be obtained by writing to the appropriate local clerk's office. | ||
[[Category:Alaska]] | [[Category:Alaska]] | ||