Courtesy Associate Judge

Job overview

The Courtesy Associate Judge role is onsite in Toppenish, WA, with a regular full-time appointment for a four-year term. Pay is $30 per hour. The position serves the Yakama Nation Tribal Court within the Department of Justice Services. The judge presides over cases and applies Yakama laws, customs, and traditions alongside applicable federal law. The role conducts legal research and issues fair, timely decisions and the orders or opinions needed to exercise judicial authority.

What you'll do

• Preside over cases in Tribal Courts
• interpret and apply Yakama laws, customs, traditions, resolutions, and applicable federal law
• conduct legal research
• render fair and timely decisions
• issue writs, orders, decrees, judgments, opinions, or legal memorandums as appropriate
• maintain judicial demeanor and working relationships with court and community stakeholders.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

courtesy associate judge

full-time

toppenish wa

yakama nation

tribal court

judicial

legal research

yakama laws

four-year term

$30/hr

travel may be required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The position is a four-year appointment by Tribal Council. The posting lists membership or enrollment in the Yakama Nation or another U.S. Indian Nation as a general recruiting indicator; twelve years of education or a GED is required, while law school, graduate, or bachelor’s degrees are encouraged but not required. Travel may be required.

About the employer

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation is hiring for this role. Industry: American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments. Sector: 92.