Washtenaw Legal News on Peacemaking Court

Here.

Michigan Public Radio on Washtenaw County’s Peacemaker Court

Here.

An excerpt:

There appears to be a lot of interest in a new kind of court in Washtenaw County.

More than 80 lawyers, mediators, and probation officers packed Judge Timothy Connors’ courtroom on Friday.

They were there for a six-hour education session on the Native American philosophy that guides the new peacemaking court. 

The program was led by Tribal Council member and former Tribal Judge JoAnne Gasco and Court Peacemaker Paul Raphael from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottowa and Chippewa Indians.

The Mostly-Michigan NAICJA Panel

Here:

Mike Petoskey, Tim Connors, Cheryl Fairbanks, Kate Fort, and Fred Fisher
Mike Petoskey, Tim Connors, Cheryl Fairbanks, Kate Fort, and Fred Fisher

Judges Connors and Petoskey at NAICJA

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Petoskey Pond

The pond next to the Pokagon tribal court. I just named it after the chief judge….

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