Here is “Native American Jewish justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis tells us how she made history.”
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News Coverage of Appointment of Washington SCT Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis
Washington Gov. Inslee to Select New State Supreme Court Justice at 11 AM Pacific Time [It’s Judge Raquel Lewis-Montoya]
Here is the link.
Congrats to Justice Montoya-Lewis!
Justice Montoya-Lewis was appointed to the state bench first in 2014.
ABA Journal Profile of Nottawaseppi Huron Potawatomi Appellate Judge Greg Smith
Here.
The Onion: “‘Hey You, Want To Be A Federal Judge?’ Says Mitch McConnell Pointing To Valet In Heritage Foundation Parking Lot”
Here.
Video & Audio of 9th Cir. Oral Argument in Muckleshoot U&A Case (Subproceeding 17-2)
Fletcher Materials for NAICJA Presentation on Tribal Attorney Regulation and ABA Rule 8.4(g) (Andrew Adams and Kristen Carpenter will join me)
Kristen’s paper is here.
These are excerpts of Fletcher’s presentation:
NAICJA Day 2 Panels
Iowa SCT Affirms State Criminal Jurisdiction; Magistrate Judge Richard Vander Mey Had Barred Tribe/State from Invoking Jurisdiction of His Court [updated]
Here is the opinion in State v. Stanton:
An excerpt:
Upon review of the complaints, a magistrate concluded that recent federal legislation removed state jurisdiction for crimes committed on the Settlement. As a result, the magistrate dismissed the three pending misdemeanor charges and assessed costs against the Meskwaki Nation. The magistrate further advised that the Tama County Sheriff should consult with the county attorney to determine whether prisoners such as the defendant should even be received and retained in custody by the Tama County Sheriff. The district court further stated that tribal police officers should be instructed by tribal judicial officers to cease and desist from charging persons with violations of the Iowa Code as such charges “will only serve to clog state courts and result in the imposition of court costs upon the Meskwaki Tribe for cases which must be dismissed.”
Briefs:
Resistance to Application for Discretionary Review [Vander Mey pleading]
Federal and tribal amicus briefs not available. If anyone has them, please send to me. Would also love to read the lower court opinion.
Judge Vander Mey is a repeat player on TT. In 2011, mad about the Iowa Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision, he refused to accept the tribe’s immunity defenses in civil actions. He was removed from the bench for a time, but then reinstated.
In 2017, Vander Mey again refused to acknowledge tribal sovereignty in another civil suit.
Posting for Michigan SCT Clerkship with Justice Megan K. Cavanagh
Here.
Justice Cavanagh serves on the Michigan Tribal-State-Federal Judicial Forum.
