Magistrate takes job in Juneau, court hiring for new judge

Magistrate Orion Hughes-Knowles moved from Haines to the Capital City last month where he’ll serve as a Juneau magistrate.

Hughes-Knowles said he’ll remain responsible for the northern courts, including Hoonah, Gustavus, Skagway, Yakutat and Haines until a new magistrate is hired.

“It’s been a pretty rapid transition,” Hughes-Knowles said. “I’ll be the Juneau magistrate and the magistrate for those towns, covering the regions I currently cover.”

Hughes-Knowles, who grew up in Sitka before going to…