Contact
Office Phone: (715) 588-4200 or (715) 588-4239
Office Fax: (715) 588-9240
Office Email: ldfcourt@newnorth.net
Garold Smith, Chief Judge
R. Terry Hoyt, Tribal Attorney/Prosecutor
Jane Beeler, Clerk of Courts
Phone: (715) 588-4239
Theresa Soulier, Deputy Clerk of Court
Phone: (715) 588-4200
Cheyenne Trones, Deputy Clerk
Location:
Gilbert Chapman Sr. Judicial Center
623 Peace Pipe Road
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Mailing Address:
Tribal Courts
PO Box 217
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Additional Information:
Tribal Ordinances
Appeals: Chapter 80; Tribal Court Code; Three-member panel of judges; Notice of Appeals must be filed 20 days after judgment entered; Must post bond and filing fee and transcript deposit
Admission Requirements: Fill out the Application to the Bar. Attorneys: Certificate of Good Standing from state Supreme Court and fee of $75.00; Lay Advocates: Submit affidavit reciting the qualifications of such spokesman to represent another before the Court accompanied by an admission fee of $25.00.
Court’s Source of Power: Tribal Constitution.
Rules of the Tribal Court
Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Civil (includes traffic, child welfare, child support, paternity, housing, truancy, domestic abuse, juvenile drinking, landlord/tenant, Conservation/Natural Resources on and off reservation, and divorce); and CHIPS for children 17 years of age and under, Small Claims, Probate: Criminal (probation by judges).
Personal Jurisdiction: Tribal members; limited non-member Indian and non-Indians; and depending on subject matter.
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