Juneau County Court Records Search

Juneau County Court Caseload Data and Trends

Depending on the local authorities practices, and political and economic climates, court case tallies will vary from year to year in specific areas of Juneau County, AK.

The Juneau County court system consists of 2 court types. These courts include: District Court and Superior Court. In 2018, District Court recorded 4,818 filings, which indicates a decrease of 5% from 5,077 in 2017. The court type with the fewest number of cases was Superior Court which had only 1,286 cases. Review the table below to compare the court types and statistical information for number of cases in the county.

Courts Type Number of filings in 2018
District Court4,818
Superior Court1,286

Most Popular Court Cases

You can tell a lot about an area by the types of legal issues that appear in county courts.

Juneau County court records data dates back to 2012. Some may date back further, but they started formally recording them since 2012. There was a total of 6,104 cases filed in the county for the year 2018. The most popular type of court case is minor offense comprising 43% of the total filings. The next most popular types of court cases are misdemeanor and probate cases. Check out the table below to review the filing information for a specific court case type in county.

There are various solutions to find for a Juneau County court case using someone’s name, the court type, the courthouse or county name, and other information.

Cases Type Number of filings in 2018
Minor Offense2,618
Misdemeanor1,128
Probate605
Civil437
Civil Domestic Violence421
Civil Small Claims360
Felony213
Domestic Relations182
CINA91
Delinquency49

Juvenile Delinquency in Juneau, AK

Unfortunately, in many areas of the Juneau County, juvenile delinquency offenses are on the rise. There are many reasons for the inflation in youth offenders. The juvenile sentence in Alaska often depends on the severity of the crime, the number of charges, and other family matters.

In 2017, a total of 99 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of Juneau County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 99 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

A lot of counties, including, Juneau County, are focusing on family counseling and relationships rather than punishment for juvenile crimes. Future Juneau County juvenile delinquency tallies will show whether or not this approach is working.

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency5,217
Dependency0
Status0

Juneau County, AK Courts