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To bring a lawsuit, the plaintiff files a document called a complaint with the court. The complaint explains what the dispute is about and states what relief the plaintiff is asking for. The defendant then has a chance to file a document called an answer.

Alaska has a unified, centrally administered, and totally state-funded judicial system. Municipal governments do not maintain separate courts systems. The four levels of courts in the Alaska Court System are the supreme court, the court of appeals, the superior court and the district court. Alaska Court System - Alaskool Alaskool ? native_ed ? mollyhootch Alaskool ? native_ed ? mollyhootch

The court consists of five justices, one of whom is internally chosen to serve as chief justice for a three-year term. The justices are appointed by the governor of Alaska from slates of candidates approved by the Alaska Judicial Council, an independent commission of Alaskan lawyers and lay citizens. Alaska Supreme Court - Wikipedia Wikipedia ? wiki ? Alaska_Supreme_C... Wikipedia ? wiki ? Alaska_Supreme_C...

The Supreme Court hears oral argument in cases on a monthly basis in Anchorage, approximately each quarter in Fairbanks and Juneau, and on occasion in other Alaskan communities.

Anchorage Oral Argument Anchorage arguments are held in the Supreme Court courtroom, fifth floor, Boney Courthouse, 303 K Street. Fairbanks arguments are held in Courtroom 502, fifth floor, Rabinowitz Courthouse, 101 Lacey Street. Juneau arguments are held in Courtroom A, first floor, Dimond Courthouse, 123 4th Street. Appellate Courts - Alaska Court System alaska.gov ? appellate alaska.gov ? appellate

The district courts are the primary misdemeanor trial courts, the superior courts are the primary felony trial courts although they also sometimes hear appeals from the district courts, and the supreme court and the court of appeals are the primary appellate courts. Alaska is separated into 4 judicial districts. Judiciary of Alaska - Wikipedia Wikipedia ? wiki ? Judiciary_of_Alaska Wikipedia ? wiki ? Judiciary_of_Alaska

Anchorage arguments are held in the Supreme Court courtroom, fifth floor, Boney Courthouse, 303 K Street. Fairbanks arguments are held in Courtroom 502, fifth floor, Rabinowitz Courthouse, 101 Lacey Street. Juneau arguments are held in Courtroom A, first floor, Dimond Courthouse, 123 4th Street.

Each state within the United States, plus the District of Columbia, has at least one supreme court, or court of last resort. Oklahoma and Texas both have two courts of last resort, one for civil appeals and one for criminal appeals. The supreme courts do not hear trials of cases.

The Superior Court of Alaska is the trial court of general jurisdiction; the Alaska Court of Appeals hears criminal appeals; and the Alaska Supreme Court is the highest appellate court, hearing primarily civil cases. Includes published opinions from the Alaska Supreme Court and Alaska Appellate Courts.