1)
NEZ
PERCE Tribal
Court Information:
a)
Name of
Tribal Court: Nez Perce
Tribal Court
b)
Tribal
Court levels:
c)
Qualification
Requirements for Judges:
i)
Chief
Judge: At least 25
years of age; graduate of accredited law school; member of the bar of any state;
and has at least three years experience as a judge.
ii)
Associate
Judge: At least 25
years of age; graduate of an accredited law school and a member of the bar of
any state. Prior experience as a judge or in litigation is preferred.
iii)
Judge Pro
Tempore: must meet
minimum standards of Associate Judge; usually a judge from another tribe.
d)
Names
and Titles of Judges:
(*attorney judge)
Chief
Judge: Eva White *
Earl
McGeoghegan - Judge Pro Tempore*
e)
Court
Clerk's Office:
i) Clerk of the Court:
Court address: P.O. Box 305, Lapwai, ID 83540
Court Telephone: (208) 843-7338 Ext. 6
Court Telefax: (208) 843-7337
Betty Corbett – Court Clerk
Kim Bryant – Juvenile Clerk
Sarah Sedgwick – Criminal Clerk
Thelma
Oberly – Civil Clerk
f)
Tribal
Prosecutor: Qualification
Requirements for Prosecutor: Attorney admitted to practice before the court;
appointed by NPTEC.
Bill
Richardson, Tribal Prosecutor
Address:
P.O. Box 365, Lapwai, ID 83540
Telephone:
(208) 843-7361
Telefax:
(208) 843-7337
g)
Tribal
Defender: Qualification
requirements for Defender: Must be admitted to practice before the court.
h)
Defender's
Name:
(1) Name: Ken Everett Nagy
Address: PO Drawer E, Lewiston, ID 83501
Firm: Keeton & Tait
Phone: (208) 743-6231 Ext:
Fax: (208) 746-0962
E-Mail Address: knagy@lewiston.com
Website Address: www.ktlaw.org
ISB Membership Number: 6176
Admittance Date: 9/28/2000
Current Status: Active
(2) University of Idaho, School of Law, Clinical Program
(a) Defender's Address: University of Idaho, School of Law, Clinical Program, Moscow, ID 83843
(b) Defender's Telephone: (208) 885-6541
(c) Defender's Telefax: (208) 885-7609
2)
Admission
to Practice and Application Process:
Licensed to practice in any state or District of Columbia; signature promise to
abide by Tribal Code and court rules; no criminal convictions; $50.00 fee.
Attorneys and Advocates Admitted to Practice:
| Name: Anthony Christopher Anegon
Address: PO Drawer 698, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Aherin, Rice & Anegon Phone: (208) 746-3646 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-3650 E-Mail Address: araoffice@valley-internet.net Website Address: aralawoffice.com ISB Membership Number: 2917 Admittance Date: 9/24/1982 Current Status: Active |
Name: Marcy J. Spilker Address: PO Drawer B, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Department of Health & Welfare Phone: (208) 799-4410 Ext: Fax: (208) 799-3350 E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3568 Admittance Date: 9/26/1986 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Theodore O. Creason Address: PO Drawer 835, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Creason, Moore & Dokken, PLLC Phone: (208) 743-1516 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-2231 E-Mail Address: tcreason@cmd-law.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 1563 Admittance Date: 11/1/1973 Current Status: Active |
Name: Marc Andrew Lyons Address: PO Box 1336, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-1336 Firm: Ramsden & Lyons Phone: (208) 664-5818 Ext: Fax: (208) 664-5884 E-Mail Address: firm@ramsdenlyons.com Website Address: www.ramsdenlyons.com ISB Membership Number: 3145 Admittance Date: 9/30/1983 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Jerald Vickers Smith Address: 508 Eighth Street, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Smith & Cannon Phone: (208) 743-9428 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-8421 E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 583 Admittance Date: 6/2/1950 Current Status: Active |
Name: Edwin Lee Litteneker Address: PO Box 321, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Edwin L. Litteneker Phone: (208) 746-0344 Ext: Fax: (208) 798-8387 E-Mail Address: ellatlaw@lewiston.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 2297 Admittance Date: 4/27/1979 Current Status: Active |
| Name: David Eric Dokken Address: PO Drawer 835, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Creason, Moore & Dokken, PLLC Phone: (208) 743-1516 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-2231 E-Mail Address: ddokken@cmd-law.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 2950 Admittance Date: 9/24/1982 Current Status: Active |
Name: John Reid Tait Address: PO Box E, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Keeton & Tait Phone: (208) 743-6231 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-0962 E-Mail Address: lewlawus@lewiston.com Website Address: www.ktlaw.org ISB Membership Number: 1611 Admittance Date: 10/1/1974 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Charles Eugene Kovis Address: PO Box 9292, Moscow, ID 83843 Firm: Charles E. Kovis Law Office Phone: (208) 882-3939 Ext: Fax: (208) 882-5379 E-Mail Address: charleskovis@turbonet.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 4700 Admittance Date: 4/22/1993 Current Status: Active |
Name: Neil Presley Cox Jr. Address: 924 5th St, Clarkston, WA 99403-2636 Firm: Law Office Of Neil P. Cox Phone: (509) 758-6092 Ext: Fax: (509) 758-9820 E-Mail Address: firstatty2call@aol.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 5166 Admittance Date: 4/20/1995 Current Status: Out of State Active |
| Name: Thomas Willig Callery Address: PO Box 854, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Jones, Brower & Callery, PLLC Phone: (208) 746-0453 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-9553 E-Mail Address: tcallery@lewiston.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 2292 Admittance Date: 9/22/1978 Current Status: Active |
Name: Ned A. Cannon Address: 508 Eighth Street, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Smith & Cannon Phone: (208) 743-9428 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-8421 E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 2331 Admittance Date: 9/22/1978 |
| Name: Michael Edwin Cherasia Address: 411 S. Main Street, Ste. 6, Moscow, ID 83843 Firm: Phone: (208) 883-4410 Ext: Fax: (208) 883-1595 E-Mail Address: cherasia@moscow.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 6413 Admittance Date: 9/25/2003 Current Status: Active 978 Current Status: Active |
Name: Patrick Daniel Costello
Address: PO Box 442322, Moscow, ID 83844-2322 Firm: University of Idaho College of Law Phone: (208) 885-7077 Ext: Fax: (208) 885-4628 E-Mail Address: costello@uidaho.edu Website Address: www.law.uidaho.edu/clinics/general.asp ISB Membership Number: 2491 Admittance Date: 9/21/1979 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Everett B. Coulter Jr. Address: 818 W. Riverside Avenue, Ste. 250, Spokane, WA 99201 Firm: Evans, Craven & Lackie, PS Phone: (509) 455-5200 Ext: Fax: (509) 455-3632 E-Mail Address: ecoulter@mindspring.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3768 Admittance Date: 3/31/1988 Current Status: Out of State Active |
Name: Jennifer Nannette Bivens
Douglass Address: PO Box 973, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc. Phone: (208) 743-1556 Ext: 104 Fax: (208) 743-3261 E-Mail Address: jenniferdouglass@idaholegalaid.org Website Address: www.idaholegalaid.org ISB Membership Number: 6596 Admittance Date: 9/26/2002 Current Status: Out of State Active |
| Name: Summer Ann Emmert Address: PO Box 238, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Law Office of Loren J. Eddy Phone: (208) 746-6051 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-5958 E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 6199 Admittance Date: 4/26/2001 Current Status: Active |
Name: Tod D. Geidl Address: PO Drawer 835, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Creason, Moore & Dokken, PLLC Phone: (208) 743-1516 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-2231 E-Mail Address: tgeidl@cmd-law.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 5785 Admittance Date: 9/24/1998 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Tim Gresback Address: PO Box 9696, Moscow, ID 83843 Firm: Phone: (208) 882-2222 Ext: Fax: (208) 892-3535 E-Mail Address: greslaw@turbonet.com Website Address: www.gresbacklaw.com ISB Membership Number: 3708 Admittance Date: 9/24/1987 Current Status: Active |
Name: James Wesley Grow Jr. Address: 1301 G Street, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Law Office of James W. Grow, Jr., PLLC Phone: (208) 746-5508 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-9466 E-Mail Address: growlaw@msn.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3709 Admittance Date: 9/24/1987 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Jonathan David Hally Address: PO Box 285, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Clark & Feeney Phone: (208) 743-9516 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-9160 E-Mail Address: jhally@clarkandfeeney.com Website Address: www.clarkandfeeney.com ISB Membership Number: 4979 Admittance Date: 9/29/1994 Current Status: Out of State Active |
Name: John Crawford Judge Address: PO Box 9344, Moscow, ID 83843 Firm: Landeck, Westberg, Judge & Graham, PA Phone: (208) 883-1505 Ext: Fax: (208) 883-4593 E-Mail Address: attorneys@moscow.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3288 Admittance Date: 9/28/1984 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Manderson L. Miles Jr. Address: PO Box 717, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Knowlton & Miles, PLLC Phone: (208) 746-0103 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-0118 E-Mail Address: kmkpllc@cableone.net Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 1422 Admittance Date: 3/21/1973 Current Status: Active |
Name: Manderson L. Miles Jr. Address: PO Box 717, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Knowlton & Miles, PLLC Phone: (208) 746-0103 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-0118 E-Mail Address: kmkpllc@cableone.net Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 1422 Admittance Date: 3/21/1973 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Mark Stephen Moorer Address: PO Box 9004, Moscow, ID 83843 Firm: Phone: (208) 882-2539 Ext: Fax: (208) 882-4490 E-Mail Address: mark@farmermark.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3824 Admittance Date: 3/31/1988 Current Status: Active |
Name: Ken Everett Nagy Address: PO Drawer E, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Keeton & Tait Phone: (208) 743-6231 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-0962 E-Mail Address: knagy@lewiston.com Website Address: www.ktlaw.org ISB Membership Number: 6176 Admittance Date: 9/28/2000 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Sunil Ramalingam
Address: PO Box 9109, Moscow, ID 83843 Firm: Sunil Ramalingam, Attorney at Law Phone: (208) 892-0387 Ext: Fax: (208) 892-0397 E-Mail Address: sunilramalingam@hotmail.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 5698 Admittance Date: 9/25/1997 Current Status: Active |
Name: Todd Samuel Richardson Address: 604 6th Street, Clarkston, WA 99403 Firm: Law Offices of Todd S. Richardson, PLLC Phone: (509) 758-3397 Ext: Fax: (509) 758-3399 E-Mail Address: toddrichardson@justice.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 5831 Admittance Date: 9/24/1998 Current Status: Out of State Active |
| Name: Denise Linn Rosen Address: PO Box 9695, Boise, ID 83707-3695 Firm: Trout & Nemec, PLLC Phone: (208) 376-4461 Ext: Fax: (208) 376-4481 E-Mail Address: drosen@trout-law.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 4163 Admittance Date: 4/19/1990 Current Status: Active |
Name: William John Schroeder Address: 717 W. Sprague Avenue, Ste. 1200, Spokane, WA 99201-3505 Firm: Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller, LLP Phone: (509) 455-6000 Ext: Fax: (509) 838-0007 E-Mail Address: wschroed@painehamblen.com Website Address: www.painehamblen.com ISB Membership Number: 6674 Admittance Date: 9/26/2002 Current Status: Out of State Active |
| Name: April Ann Smith Address: PO Box 446, Lewiston, ID 83501-0446 Firm: RANDALL, BLAKE & COX, P.A. Phone: (208) 743-1234 Ext: Fax: (208) E-Mail Address: aprils@co.nezperce.id.us Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 7009 Admittance Date: 9/30/2004 Current Status: Active |
Name: Charles Michael Stroschein
Address: PO Box 285, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Clark & Feeney Phone: (208) 743-9516 Ext: Fax: (208) 746-9160 E-Mail Address: cflaw@lewiston.com Website Address: www.clarkandfeeney.com ISB Membership Number: 3058 Admittance Date: 9/30/1983 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Sean Patrick Walsh Address: PO Box 973, Lewiston, ID 83501 Firm: Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. Phone: (208) 743-1556 Ext: Fax: (208) 743-3261 E-Mail Address: seanwalsh@idaholegalaid.org Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 7235 Admittance Date: 9/29/2005 Current Status: Active |
Lori M. Gilmore 414 Main St. P O Box 1478 Kamiah, ID 83536 (208) 935-4242 |
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University of Idaho College of Law Legal Aid Clinic Moscow, ID 83843-2322 (208)885-6541 or 1-877-200-4455 Fax: (208)885-4628 |
April A. Atwood Attorney at Law Idaho Legal Aid Services 633 Main Street – Suite 100 Lewiston, ID 83501-0973 (208) 743-1556 |
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Jennifer A. Beardsley Attorney at Law Idaho Legal Aid Services 633 Main Street – Suite 100 Lewiston, ID 83501-0973 (208) 743-1556 |
Karl R. Boettner Attorney at Law State of Washington-Division of Child Support P O Box 2560 Spokane, WA 99220-2560 (509) 363-5021 1-800-378-6672 |
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Juliana Christine Repp COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICES Attorney at Law P O Box 1250 Spokane, WA 99210 (509) 893-9479 |
Monica Schurtman |
I.
Tribal
Code:
II.
Code
Provisions Defining Court Jurisdiction
§ 1-1-9 Scope and Extent: The judicial power of the Nez Perce Tribe shall be vested in the tribal judiciary of the Nez Perce Tribe, and shall extend to all cases and controversies in law and equity, arising under the Constitution, By-Laws, laws and regulations of the Nez Perce Tribe, or to which an Indian or Indian owned property is a party.
§ 1-1-10 Territorial Jurisdiction
(a) The territorial jurisdiction of the Nez Perce Tribe shall include all land within the exterior boundaries of the Nez Perce Reservation as defined under Article III of the Nez Perce Tribe's Constitution and By-Laws, and to the greatest extent permissible by law, such other lands as have been or may be added to the reservation, held in trust by the United States for the Nez Perce Tribe or its members or which consist of usual and accustomed fishing locations of the Nez Perce Tribe or open and unclaimed lands.
(b) The jurisdiction of the courts of the Nez Perce Tribe shall extend beyond the Nez Perce Tribe's territorial jurisdiction as set forth above to the extent permissible by law.
§ 1-1-11 Original Jurisdiction: The Nez Perce Tribal Court shall have original jurisdiction over all:
(a) crimes committed by any Indian within the Nez Perce Reservation;
(b) violations of the Nez Perce Tribe Fish and Game laws committed by a member of the Nez Perce Tribe outside the Nez Perce Reservation at any usual and accustomed fishing place or upon open and unclaimed lands; and
(c) civil actions at law or in equity, involving any person or entity and arising under the Constitution, By-laws, laws and regulations of the Nez Perce Tribe, or to which an Indian or Indian owned property is a party.
§ 1-1-12 Personal Jurisdiction
(a) The Nez Perce Tribe shall have civil jurisdiction over:
(1) any person residing or present within the reservation or land protected by treaty with the United States government;
(2) any person who transacts, conducts, or performs any business or activity within the reservation by being present on the reservation or by mail, phone, broadcast, cable either in person or by an agent or representative;
(3) any person who owns, uses or possesses any real or personal property situated within the reservation, for any civil cause of action arising from such ownership, use or possession;
(4) any person who commits a tortious act or engages in tortious conduct within the reservation;
(5) persons under the age of eighteen (18) years who are eligible for membership in the tribe;
(6) children and their parent(s), guardian, legal custodians or other persons with responsibility for or control of the child who leave the exterior boundaries of the reservation and over whom the court had jurisdiction at the time they left;
(7) any real or personal property located on the reservation, the determination of ownership thereof or rights therein or to determine the application of such property to the satisfaction of a claim for which the owner of the property may be liable; and
(8) all causes of action, which involve either the tribe, its officers, agents, employees, property or enterprises, a member of the tribe, a member of a federally recognized tribe, or any other matter which effects the interest or rights of the tribe.
(b) The Nez Perce Tribe shall have criminal jurisdiction over:
(1) all crimes committed by any Indian within the boundaries of the Nez Perce Reservation; and
(2) all violations of the Nez Perce Fish and Game Code committed by a member of the Nez Perce Tribe outside the Nez Perce Reservation at any usual and accustomed fishing place or upon open and unclaimed lands.