Kenai Court Calendar: How to Find Your Hearing Date
The Kenai court calendar is the official schedule of hearings, trials, and other proceedings handled by the Kenai Courthouse and its branch locations on the Kenai Peninsula. Whether you are a plaintiff, a defendant, a witness, or simply a concerned family member, knowing how to read that calendar saves you a wasted trip and helps you plan around mandatory appearances. This guide explains what the calendar covers, where to find it, and what to do when your case does not appear where you expect it.
What the Kenai Court Calendar Covers
The Kenai Peninsula is served by several Alaska state court locations, all of which feed into the Alaska Court System's public docket. The primary venues are:
- Kenai Courthouse – 113 North Willow Street, Kenai. Handles most criminal, civil, traffic, and small claims matters for the northern peninsula.
- Soldotna Courthouse – 125 North Binkley Street, Soldotna. Family law, protective orders, and some felony cases.
- Homer Courthouse – 3670 Lake Street, Homer. Serves the southern peninsula.
- Seward Courthouse – 410 Adams Street, Seward. Handles cases from the eastern peninsula communities.
The calendar itself lists every scheduled event that has not been sealed by a judge. Typical entries include arraignments, pretrial hearings, motions, settlement conferences, bench and jury trials, sentencings, review hearings, and probation violation hearings. Each entry shows the case style, the case number, the time, the assigned judge or judicial officer, the courtroom, and the type of hearing.
What the Calendar Does Not Show
Cases that have been sealed by court order, juvenile proceedings (Delinquency, Child in Need of Aid, and Adoption), some mental commitment hearings, and certain domestic-violence protective-order filings may be hidden from public view. If your matter involves any of those, you will need to contact the clerk's office directly for the next hearing date.
How to Search the Kenai Court Calendar Online
The Alaska Court System runs a single statewide portal, so the Kenai court calendar is not on a separate site. You can reach it from anywhere with a browser and an internet connection.
Step 1: Open the CourtView Search Page
Go to records.courts.alaska.gov and choose "CourtView Search" from the menu. CourtView is the docket system the clerks use internally, and the public read-only side reflects the same data within a short delay.
Step 2: Pick the Right Court Location
Under "Court Location," select Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, or Seward. If you are unsure, choose "All Locations" and narrow down by case number or party name once results appear. Choosing a single location speeds up the search significantly.
Step 3: Search by Name or Case Number
- Name search – Enter the last name first, then the first name. Use a wildcard asterisk if spelling is uncertain (e.g.,
Johns*). - Case number search – Enter the full number, including the two-digit year and the court code (3
3KN-23-00123CRfor a Kenai criminal case from 2023). - Date search