Category Archives: judges

News Profile of Joaquin Gallegos

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

Here is “From the Halls of the Senate to the Chambers of Colorado’s Federal Judges.”

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Michigan Tribal-State-Federal Judicial Forum Spring 2019 Meeting

Posted on May 20, 2019 by
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation SCT Issues Opinion in Judicial Recusal Matter

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

Here is the order in Bruner v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

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Colorado SCT Sanctions Former Judge for Use of Racial Epithet

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

Here is the opinion in In re Booras: 18SA83

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NCJFCJ Statement Supporting ICWA

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, one of the oldest and largest judicial membership organizations in the country serving an estimated 30,000 professionals in the juvenile and family justice system has released a statement supporting ICWA. The … Continue reading →

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LTBB Judge Profiled in New Book on Judging

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

Here is “Judges discover strength in pivotal decisions” from the National Catholic Reporter. The article reviews the new book, “Tough Cases: Judges Tell the Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made.”  

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CSKT 2018 Indian Child Welfare Legal Summit, September 12-13

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes’2018 Indian Child Welfare Legal Summit The Montana Court Improvement Program, in conjuction with CSKT, would like to invite you to this interactive training designed to improve legal knowledge, skills, and practices in relation to Indian Child Welfare.  … Continue reading →

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Clerkships with Washington Supreme Court accepting applications.

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

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Judge Kavanaugh’s Indian Law Record [Updated]

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

The judge nominated to replace Justice Kennedy, Brett Kavanaugh, is a D.C. Circuit judge, originally nominated by President Bush in 2006. He has written one opinion in an Indian law case, Vann v. Dept. of Interior (vann v doi), plus … Continue reading →

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High Country News: “Why Justice Anthony Kennedy wasn’t good for Indian Country The retiring Supreme Court justice leaves a legacy of anti-tribal votes.”

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

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