Joshua Michael Kindred
How Judge Kindred rules, drawn from 15 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Kindred no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Kindred
Joshua Michael Kindred was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, Judge Kindred received a commission on February 18, 2020. Judge Kindred resigned on July 8, 2024.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Superseding Indictment sufficiently alleges all elements of a Section 841 violation after Ruan. As such, Ms. Spayd's Motion to Dismiss the Indictment is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion at Docket 143 is DENIED.”
“the Court adopts the Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 187, and the Motions to Dismiss at Dockets 170, 172, 174, and 175 are DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Remand to State Court is GRANTED”
“Defendant's Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs is DENIED”
“the Government's motions to dismiss at Dockets 6 and 10 are GRANTED IN PART and Plaintiffs' claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Having duly considered both the Motion, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 48(a), the Motion at Docket 146 is hereby GRANTED. The First Superseding Indictment at Docket 19 is dismissed without prejudice as to Mr. Breitenstein.”
“Magistrate Judge Scoble recommended that Defendant's Motion to Suppress at Docket 31 should be denied. Accordingly, the Court adopts the Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 71. The Motion to Suppress at Docket 31 is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED in its entirety and summary judgment entered in favor of Defendant.”
“The Motion to Request Leave to Amend at Docket 71 is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to amend the entry at Docket 74 to reflect that it is the Third Amended Complaint.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the United States' Motion for Summary Judgment on Liability at Docket 64 is DENIED.”
“For these reasons, Plaintiff's motion at Docket 37 is DENIED.”
“The Court DENIES Mr. Rancourt's Motion for Late Filing at Docket 17.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed matters span Kindred's first full year on the bench and later civil and criminal orders. They include inherited and newly filed cases, diversity insurance suits, Social Security appeals, a Privacy Act claim, and self-represented prisoner civil-rights and screening cases.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Kindred was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| Sep 2023 | 9 | 12 |
| Mar 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| Mar 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| Mar 2021 | 3 | 9 |
| Sep 2020 | 2 | 5 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Kindred no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.