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Summary: Assist Tribal Court Judges and Supreme Court Justices with legal research and the drafting of opinions in a timely manner while facilitating public access to the Court through the provision of procedural legal information.

Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited law school and in good standing of a State Bar. Strong research and writing skills. Strong word processing and computer research skills. Demonstrated interest in and familiarity with Tribal and Federal Indian Law. Fluency in Ho-Chunk Language desired but not required. Preference to members of the Ho-Chunk Nation, then other Native Americans. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check. No felony convictions, no current open criminal cases or civil matters that would reflect negatively on the Judiciary Branch. Valid driver’s license, dependable transportation and proper insurance, is required. This is an appointed position.

Working Conditions: Office setting, courtroom. Occasional travel may be required.

We offer 401(K), Competitive Health, Dental, Vision, and Life benefits.

APPLICATION/ RESUME & TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED

Please submit to:

Ho-Chunk Nation

Department of Personnel

P.O. Box 667 Black River Falls, WI 54615

(800) 232-0086 FAX: (715) 284-9465

Application Deadline:

October 16, 2015 at 4:00pm

Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court Seeking Associate Judge

October 5, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe requests applications for the position of ASSOCIATE CHIEF JUDGE of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court. (PDF)

The Associate Chief Judge shall carry out the duties and obligations of the office in accordance with the provisions of the Tribal Constitution and the Standing Rock Tribal Code of Justice. Section 1-305 of the Code of Justice, available online at standingrock.org, outlines the duties of the Judges of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court.

The terms of employment, as well as the compensation for this position, will be set forth in the negotiated agreement between the Associate Chief Judge and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council. The Associate Chief Judge will be compensated on an hourly basis.

In order to serve as the Associate Chief Judge, candidates will need to meet the statutory requirements outlined in Section 1-301 of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Code of Justice, which provide the Associate Chief Judge must: (1) be at least 25 years of age; (2) of high moral character and integrity; (3) never have been convicted of a criminal offense, or a traffic offense, for which punishment of imprisonment was imposed; (4) not have been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Services; (5) be physically able to carry out the duties of the office and (6) possess a Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and be a member in good standing of the bar of any State or Federal court.

Applicants must submit a resume, three writing samples, and three references. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon Tribal, State, and Federal Criminal Background Checks.

Applications and inquiries regarding the Associate Chief Judge position may be directed or submitted to Ms. Dellis M. Agard, Court Administrator, Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court, via regular mail at PO Box 363, Fort Yates, North Dakota , 58538, or via e-mail at dagard@

standingrock.org. Ms. Agard may be contacted, by telephone, at 701-854-7244.

The worksite for this position is located at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court in Fort Yates, ND. The Sitting Bull College Transit provides transportation services, at a nominal cost, to and from Bismarck, ND, Mobridge, SD, McLaughlin, SD and Selfridge, ND, in coordination with the Tribal Work Day, which is from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Time).

Grant Christensen on Recent SCOTUS Decisions on Personal Jurisdiction and Tribal Courts

September 30, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Grant Christensen has posted “Personal Jurisdiction and Tribal Courts after Walden and Bauman: The Inadvertent Impact of Supreme Court Jurisdictional Decisions on Indian Country.”

Here is the abstract:

In 2014 the United States Supreme Court added two new cases to the canon on the meaning of due process in the context of personal jurisdiction. These cases clarified the metes and bounds of specific and general personal jurisdiction. However, decisions that fit within the state and federal court system do not always easily have cross applications to tribal courts – which nonetheless are obliged to extend due process rights via the Indian Civil Rights Act. This article takes the Supreme Court’s 2014 decisions and discusses their potential application to tribal courts and their use within Indian Country.