From Stanford, here is “Imagining Justice: American Indian Tribal Laws of Criminal Responsibility.”
Judge Abby Abinanti
“Doing Justice: An Interview With Abby Abinanti, Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribe (Part 1)”
Here.
CSM: “Native justice: How tribal values shape Judge Abby’s court”
Here.
News Profile on Judge Abby Abinanti
From Rebecca Clarren of InvestigateWest, here is “NATIVE AMERICAN JUDGE SHOWS PEACEMAKING COURTS OFFER A MODEL FOR REFORM.”
Judge Abby Abinanti delivers Olmos Lecture next Thursday (Berkeley)
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LA Times Article on Yurok Tribal Court Judge Abinanti
Here.
Abby Abinanti squints at her docket. “The court is going to call — the court is going to put on its glasses,” she says dryly, reaching to grab her readers and snatch some candy from a staff member.
As chief judge of the Yurok Tribal Court, Abinanti wears no robe. On this day, she’s in jeans and cowboy boots, her silver hair spilling down the back of a black down vest. In contrast to her longtime role as a San Francisco Superior Court commissioner, she doesn’t perch above those who come before her; she shares a table with them.
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-yurok-tribal-judge-20140305-dto,0,320867.htmlstory#ixzz2v8BFclZJ
News Profile of California Tribal Courts (especially Yurok)
Here.
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