Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Alaska Superior Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the clerk of court at each courthouse, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Ketchikan Gateway Borough public records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough arrest records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough warrants, Ketchikan Gateway Borough criminal records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough police reports, Alaska arrest records and Alaska inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Ketchikan Gateway Borough
In Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the Alaska Superior Court hears felonies, large civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Divorces go to the Superior Court, and the file stays with the clerk of court at each courthouse.
The clerk of court at each courthouse keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Alaska Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Ketchikan Gateway Borough
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the borough is at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/1ke.htm (page title: Ketchikan Court Directory | Alaska Court System), phone 907-225-3195, 415 Main Street, Rm 400 MAILING ADDRESS 415 Main Street, Rm 400 Ketchikan AK 99901, Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
The Alaska court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm.
What Reaches the Court from Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Ketchikan reported 120 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Alaska Superior Court or the District Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2023/012723-Kramarczuk.html (page title: Press Release | Alex Kramarczuk Appointed Ketchikan District Attorney), phone (907) 269-6269, 1031 West 4th Avenue, Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99501-1994, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Ketchikan Gateway Borough guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Ketchikan Gateway Borough criminal records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough divorce records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough traffic tickets, Ketchikan Gateway Borough DUI and Ketchikan Gateway Borough property records.
Cities in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Wherever in the borough a case arises, it is filed in the Alaska Superior Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Ketchikan (8,033)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the borough is at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/1ke.htm, phone 907-225-3195. Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
The Alaska Superior Court, which hears felonies, large civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
The clerk of court at each courthouse. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Alaska?
Yes: CourtView, the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
Is this the official Ketchikan Gateway Borough website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.