Tribe: Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake
SECTION 5.2. TRIBAL COURT JUDGES
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(B) Associate Judges.
(1) The Executive Council, within a year of the appointment of the first Chief Judge, upon an affirmative vote of five (5) members, shall call for the election of three (3) Associate Judges of the Tribal Court pursuant to Article XII, Section 6, of the Constitution. Associate Judges’ terms shall be for two (2) years. Associate Judges shall be eligible for re-election.
(2) An Associate Judge shall act as a peacemaker for the Tribal Court and attempt to resolve disputes through mediation and traditional peacemaking practices in cases involving at least one member members of the Tribe that are referred to them by the Chief Judge.
(3) An Associate Judge may not make final decisions in cases but may make recommendations for settlement and resolution to the Chief Judge for consideration in their final decision.
(4) An Associate Judge may also be known as a Peacemaker.