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SHOSHONE-BANNOCK Tribal Court Information:
a)
Name of
Tribal Court: Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Court.
b)
Tribal
Court levels:
c)
Qualification
Requirements for Judges:
(1)
Chief
Judge and Associate Judges
(2) must be over 25 years of age; enrolled Shoshone-Bannock tribal member; Fort
Hall reservation resident for not less than one year prior to appointment; high
school education or equivalent; no felony or criminal misdemeanor convictions.
(2)
Trial
Judges (2): graduate of
accredited law school; member Idaho bar; certified to practice in federal
court; knowledge of Indian law or member of AIBA or NAICJA; no felony or
misdemeanor convictions.
d)
Names and
Titles of Tribal Judges: (*attorney judges)
Leo Ariwite - Chief Judge (208) 478-4062
Mary Nacki - Associate Judge (208) 478-4056
Gary Cooper - Appellate Judge
e)
Tribal
Court Administrator
Tom
Katsilometes (208) 278-4065
Administrative
Assistant: Leona Jim (208) 278-4065
f)
Court
Clerk’s Office:
i)
Clerk of
the Court: Adeline Matsaw
Court Address: P.O. Box 306, Fort Hall, ID 83203
Court Telephone: (208) 478-4062
Court Telefax: (208) 478-4077/4071
Name of Clerks
Toni Timbana: Secretary of Court
Verna Dixie: Civil Court Clerk
Thea Teton: Criminal Court Clerk
Chris Osborne: Criminal Court Clerk
Laurie Kniffin: Bonds and Fines Clerk
Clive Tissidimit: Process Server
Clerk's Address: P.O. Box 306, Fort Hall, ID 83203
Clerk's Telephone: (208) 278-4061/4083
g) Tribal Prosecutor: Qualifications for Tribal Prosecutor: Trained paralegal or knowledge of tribal, federal, and state law applicable to Tribal Court.
Chief Prosecutor: Tim French Deputy Prosecutor: William Edmo III Deputy Prosecutor: Corinne Pocatilla Prosecutor Secretary: Geraldine Redcloud Prosecutor's Office number: 208-478-4057 Prosecutor's Fax: 208-478-4071
h) Probation
Office:
Adult Probation office: Bruce Baldwin 221-6097 Juvenile Probation office: Theresa Appenay 208-604-0176
i) Tribal Defender:
Defender: Lunita Williams
Juvenile Defender: Be'Arker Perkins Defender Secretary: Rosalee Johnson Defender office number: 208-478-4060/4059j)
Consumer
Advocate:
Janalee Johnnie
Consumer advocate office number:
208-478-4054
k)
Requirements
to Practice Before Court and Application Process: Must take tribal bar exam to be admitted to practice or have been
granted permission to appear pro hac vice. Court administers an annual
bar exam.
Attorneys and Advocates Admitted to Practice
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Name: Frederick F. Belzer |
Name: Michael Edwin Bostwick |
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Name: Hon. Ronald E. Bush |
Name: Gary Theo Dance |
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Name: Hon. Scott Hillam Hansen
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Name: Stephen Blaser |
| Name: Gary Lee Cooper Address: PO Box 4229, Pocatello, ID 83205-4229 Firm: Cooper & Larsen Phone: (208) 235-1145 Ext: Fax: (208) 235-1182 E-Mail Address: gary@cooper-larsen.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 1814 Admittance Date: 9/30/1975 Current Status: Active |
Name: Andrew Paul Doman Address: 907 Main Avenue, St. Maries, ID 83861 Firm: Christensen & Doman, PC Phone: (208) 245-9155 Ext: Fax: (208) 245-1095 E-Mail Address: apd@christdom.net Website Address: www.christdom.net ISB Membership Number: 3879 Admittance Date: 9/22/1988 Current Status: Active |
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Name: Kent Lee Hawkins |
Name: Luvern Charles Johnson III Address: PO Box 1725, Pocatello, ID 83204 Firm: Johnson Olson Chtd Phone: (208) 232-7926 Ext: Fax: (208) 232-9161 E-Mail Address: cjlaw@allidaho.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 2464 Admittance Date: 9/21/1979 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Reed W. Larsen Address: PO Box 4229, Pocatello, ID 83205 Firm: Cooper & Larsen Phone: (208) 235-1145 Ext: Fax: (208) 235-1182 E-Mail Address: reed@cooper-larsen.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3427 Admittance Date: 9/27/1985 Current Status: Active |
Name: Nick Lewis Nielson Address: PO Box 6159, Pocatello, ID 83205-6159 Firm: Phone: (208) 232-1735 Ext: Fax: (208) 232-0048 E-Mail Address: nicknielsonlaw@cableone.net Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3787 Admittance Date: 9/22/1988 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Valerie Jean Phillips Address: College of Law, 3120 E. 4th Place, Tulsa, OK 74104 Firm: University of Tulsa Phone: (918) 631-2401 Ext: Fax: E-Mail Address: valerie-phillips@utulsa.edu Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 4626 Admittance Date: 4/22/1993 Current Status: Affiliate |
Name: Stephen Hammon Telford Address: 1995 Fremont Avenue, MS 1209, Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Firm: U.S. Department of Energy Phone: (208) 526-6491 Ext: Fax: (208) 526-7632 E-Mail Address: apttelford@ida.net Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3372 Admittance Date: 9/27/1985 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Daniel John Whyte Address: 50 South Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 59601 Firm: Keller, Reynolds, Drake, Johnson & Gillispie Phone: (406) 442-0230 Ext: Fax: E-Mail Address: djwhyte@kellerlawmt.com Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3918 Admittance Date: 9/21/1989 Current Status: Affiliate |
Name: Michael Joseph Whyte Address: 2635 Channing Way, Idaho Falls, ID 83404 Firm: Thomsen Stephens Law Offices, PLLC Phone: (208) 522-1230 Ext: Fax: (208) 522-1277 E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 4645 Admittance Date: 4/22/1993 Current Status: Active |
| Name: Dwight
R. Bowen Address: , , Firm: Phone: Ext: Fax: E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 1243 Admittance Date: 10/10/1969 Current Status: Resigned in Lieu of Discipline |
Name: Bruce
Allen Padget Address: , , Firm: Phone: Ext: Fax: E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 3729 Admittance Date: 9/24/1987 Current Status: Inactive |
| Name: Steven Anthony Thomsen Address: PO Box 4747, Pocatello, ID 83205 Firm: Meyers & Thomsen, PLLP Phone: (208) 233-4121 Ext: Fax: (208) 233-4174 E-Mail Address: stevethomsen@qwest.net Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 2122 Admittance Date: 9/23/1977 Current Status: Active |
Name: Mark Andrew EchoHawk Address: PO Box 6119, Pocatello, ID 83205-6119 Firm: EchoHawk Law Offices Phone: (208) 478-1624 Ext: Fax: (208) 478-1670 E-Mail Address: mark@echohawk.com Website Address: www.echohawk.com ISB Membership Number: 5977 Admittance Date: 9/30/1999 Current Status: Active |
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Name: Paul C. EchoHawk |
Name: James
Timothy Hungelmann Address: , , Firm: Phone: Ext: Fax: E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 2338 Admittance Date: 9/22/1978 Current Status: Inactive |
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Name: John
Dickey Ross III Address: , , Firm: Phone: Ext: Fax: E-Mail Address: Website Address: ISB Membership Number: 2870 Admittance Date: 4/29/1982 Current Status: Inactive |
Robert Cutler Pocatello, ID |
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Danford Dann Sr. Pocatello, ID |
Robert Gonzales Pocatello, ID |
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Steve Knapp Pocatello, ID |
Clyde M. Hall Fort Hall, ID |
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Linda B. Petersen McCammon, ID |
Julie A. Nagashoah Pocatello, ID |
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Malissa Poog Pocatello, ID |
Rulon Poog Pocatello, ID |
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Lynn Thompson Fort Hall, ID |
Diane K. Yupe Pocatello, ID |
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William Trahant Fort Hall, ID |
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Tribal
Code
i)
Official
Designation of Tribal Code:
ii)
Source of
Copies of Code: Court Administrator
iii)
Cost for
Copy of Code: $130.00.
iv)
Rules of
Criminal Procedure: Chapter XX, Tribal Code
v)
Rules of Civil
Procedure: Chapter III, Tribal Code
vi)
Code
Provisions Defining Court Jurisdiction:
Section 2: Jurisdiction
The Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall have civil and criminal jurisdiction as provided in this Law and Order Code.
The Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall have original jurisdiction over:
(a) All crimes enumerated in this Code, which are committed within the territorial jurisdiction of the Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court.
(b) All civil actions arising under this Code or at common law in which the defendant is found within the Fort Hall reservation and is served with process within, or who is found outside the Fort Hall reservation and is validly served with process.
(c) Criminal jurisdiction over all Indians, and civil jurisdiction over all persons who enter the exterior boundaries of the Fort Hall reservation for whatever purpose, said act of entry being construed as consent to such jurisdiction.
(d) The jurisdiction of the Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall be concurrent and not exclusive with respect to an offense over which a federal or state court may have lawful jurisdiction.
(e) The territorial jurisdiction of the Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall embrace all land and waters within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way running through the reservation, and including all waters thereon.
Section 2.1 Civil Jurisdiction
The Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction over all civil matters and actions as described in this Law and Order Code, as well as civil jurisdiction over all ordinances that may hereafter be passed by the Fort Hall Business Council and amendments to this Code that may hereafter be adopted; and, any person may file a civil cause of action in the Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court wherein the cause of action arose within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Hall Reservation, and that Court shall have jurisdiction thereof. The civil jurisdiction of the Court is not limited by the amount or value in controversy, including interest.
Section 2.2 Criminal Jurisdiction
The Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall have criminal jurisdiction over all offenses enumerated in this Law and Order Code when said offenses are committed by any Indian of any federally recognized tribe while within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Hall Reservation.
With respect to any of the criminal offenses enumerated within this Law and Order Code over which federal courts may have jurisdiction, the jurisdiction of the Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall be concurrent and not exclusive. The Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall order delivery of any offender upon demand to the proper federal authority for prosecution where said authority has jurisdiction over the offense and offender.
Chapter III
Section 1.2 Jurisdiction in Civil Matters
The Shoshone Bannock Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction of all civil suits wherein the plaintiff is the Shoshone Bannock Tribes or is a member of that tribe, or a member of a federally recognized tribe.
The civil jurisdiction of the court is not limited to the amount of value in controversy, including interest.