Other Adjudication/Courts

Two-day, in-person mentor professional development training featuring seven training sessions, with topics focusing on the mentor program and its volunteers in veterans treatment courts. All sessions will include a 45-minute to one-hour-long presentation followed by 15 minutes of Q&A.

Two-and-a-half day intensive in-person training for veterans treatment courts that are in the planning or implementation stage.

Two-and-a-half day intensive in-person training for veterans treatment courts that are in the planning or implementation stage.

Two-and-a-half day intensive in-person training for veterans treatment courts that are in the planning or implementation stage.

Two-and-a-half day intensive in-person training for veterans treatment courts that are in the planning or implementation stage.

Two-day intensive in-person training for veterans treatment courts that have been in operation for two or more years.

TLPI received a non-grantee TTA request from the State of Washington to support the revitalization of the Washington Tribal State Court Consortium. An initial call with was held on 12/19/2024 with Mishani Jack-Gonzalez at the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts. TLPI provided resources and materials and Mishani would like to review. TLPI will follow up in February 2025 to discuss any follow-up TTA needs.

Held on December 18, 2024 in collaboration with our training and technical assistance partners – the UND School of Law – Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI). This webinar presented by BJ Jones, Tribal Judge and Executive Director at TJI and Michelle Rivard Parks, Tribal Judge and Associate Director at TJI and former Tribal prosecutor. This webinar included a discussion on both civil commitments and criminal competency issues in criminal proceedings in Tribal courts.
The discussion on Civil Commitments in Tribal Courts included the following topics:

Held on November 4, 2024 in collaboration with our training and technical assistance partners – the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA). This webinar was presented by the Honorable Carrie Garrow, Chief Judge for the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Court. This webinar discussed how judicial interaction with participants is a critical component of participants’ success. Motivational interviewing, created by William Miller and Stephen Rollnick, is a method of communication and designed to help people explore and resolve ambivalence about changing behaviors.

Held on September 25, 2024 The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), in collaboration with our training and technical assistance partners – the UND School of Law – Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI) hosted a webinar: Lessons from the Field: Insights from a Tribal Prosecutor, presented by Alfred Urbina, former Attorney General, Tribal Judge, and Tribal Prosecutor for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. This webinar was an engaging and informative session with Mr. Urbina as he shared valuable lessons learned throughout his distinguished career as a Tribal prosecutor.