IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                          ORDER NO. 1385

                                   Amending Appellate Rule 602 to add new
paragraph (b) concerning venue for appeals to the superior court and to re-letter existing paragraphs
(b) through (i), and amending Appellate Rule 603(a)(2)[e] to correct cross-reference.

IT IS ORDERED:

     1.   Appellate Rule 602 is amended to include new paragraph (b), which reads as follows:

               (b)  Venue.  

               (1)  Appeals from the District Court.  Venue for an appeal
from a district court decision shall be at the superior court location within the same judicial district
as the district court that would best serve the convenience of the parties.
          
               (2)  Appeals from Administrative Agencies.  Unless
otherwise provided by law, venue for an appeal from an administrative agency decision shall be at the
superior court location that would best serve the convenience of the parties.
          
     2.   Existing paragraphs (b) through (i) of Appellate Rule 602 are redesignated as
paragraphs (c) through (j), respectively.

     3.   The title of Appellate Rule 602 is amended to read as follows:

          Rule 602.  Time   Venue   Notice   Bonds.

          4.   Appellate Rule 603(a)(2)[e] is amended to read as follows:


               [e]  Approval. The clerk may approve a supersedeas bond
upon filing if: (i) the bond is in the form prescribed above; (ii) the amount of the bond is 125% of the
judgment or, if the judge has ordered a different amount, in the amount ordered by the judge; and (iii)
the bond is in cash pursuant to Rule 602(g) or is executed by approved surety companies. Otherwise,
the judge must decide whether to approve the bond.





DATED:        December 16, 1999    

EFFECTIVE DATE:                    April 15, 2000 



                                                                 
                                   Chief Justice Matthews


                                                                 
                                   Justice Eastaugh


                                                                 
                                   Justice Fabe


                                                                 
                                   Justice Bryner
     

                                                                 
                                   Justice Carpeneti