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Tribal Court Rules, Procedures for Tribal Court Personnel

"Tribal Courts must learn the importance of well drafted rules of procedure for both civil and criminal matters to protect the rights of all parties." Ron Volesky, Attorney at Law, Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Member

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

COURSE CONTENT

I.	HISTORY OF TRIBAL COURTS

A.	CFR Courts;

B.	Ex Parte Crow Dog;

C.	Establishing Tribal Courts;

D.	Sovereignty & a judicial system;

E.	Jurisdiction & exterior boundries;

II.

HOW TO SELECT TRIBAL JUDGES

A.	Authority to Select a tribal judge;

B.	Seperation of powers from judicial branch;

C.	Constitutional issues / amendments;

D.	Types of judges and qualifications;

E.	Selection of judges - law trained vs. traditional;

III.

REQUIRED TRIBAL COURT PERSONNEL

A.	Tribal Prosecutor;

B.	Tribal Advocate;

C.	Civil Clerk;

D.	Criminal Clerk;

E.	Court Administrator;

F.	Probation Officer / Tribal Court Bailiff / Parole Officers;

IV.

TRIBAL COURT PROCEDURES

A.	Formal Complaint / Information / Indictment;

B.	Arraignments;

C.	Presentence investigations;

D.	Guilty or Not Guilty Pleas;

E.	Criminal Defendants Constitutional Rights;

F.	Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968;

G.	Court Trial or Jury Trial;

H.	Jury Selection-Jury Pool;

I.	Voir Dire;

J.	Right to appeal;

V.	REQUIRED LAW & ORDER CODE

A.	Criminal Procedure;

B.	Civil Procedure;

C.	Sentencing guidelines;

D.	Mandatory sentencing;

E.	Enhanced penalties;

F.	Alternative traditional sentencing;

G.	Fines / indigency issues in payments;

H.	Criminal Appeals / Opinions;

VI.

ADEQUATE PROCEDURES ARE A MUST!

A.	Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968;

B.	State Court Procedures / Federal;

C.	Codification of outside jurisdiction Court Procedures;

D.	Tribal Bar Requirements-Fees-Tests;

E.	Review procedures;

F.	Summons / Complaint;

G.	Warrants of Arrest when required;

H.	FTA / Service by Police;

I.	Service by mail & publication;

VII.

CIVIL & CRIMINAL RULES

A.	What is a Criminal Matter;

B.	What is a Civil Matter;

C.	Juvenile Courts / ICWA Issues;

D.	Full Faith & Credit to other Juris;

E.	Cross Deputization Agreement;

F.	Assimilated Crime Act / Major Crimes Act / P.L. 280

G.	Extradition;

H.	Non-member criminal issues;

I.	Civil Jurisdiction-non-Indians;

VIII.

OTHER COURT ISSUES

A.	Child & Spouse Abuse Codes;

B.	Juvenile Justice Act;

C.	Gang Problems & Sentencing;

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