4.1.2.010 Selection, Removal, Disqualification, Duties

(a) The Pueblo of San Ildefonso Tribal Court shall consist of one Chief Judge and one Associate Judge, as the San Ildefonso Pueblo Council any appoint by a majority vote. The Associate Judge or the Chief Judge may be designated as Judge of the Children's Court by the Chief Judge.

(b) Tribal Judges of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso Judiciary shall be compensated at a rate determined by the Governor and/or the Council.

(c) Tribal Judges of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso Judiciary shall be appointed for an indefinite term and shall continue in office unless removed or declared by the Council incapable of serving by absence, illness or other incapacity, and in accordance with the traditional practices and customs of the San Ildefonso Tribe.

(d) Tribal Judges of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso Judiciary shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Must be in good standing within the community of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso.

(2) Never convicted of a felony.

(3) Must be at least twenty-five (25) years of age.

(4) Should but not required to have knowledge of the language, custom, traditions and laws of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso.

(e) The Chief Judge, with the consent of the parties in any action pending before the Pueblo of San Ildefonso Tribal Court, any appoint a Judge Pro Tempore to hear and adjudge a particular case notwithstanding the requirements set forth in (4) above.

(f) The Governor and/or Council shall establish educational and in service training requirements for San Ildefonso Pueblo Tribal Judges and set up programs therefore, or require Tribal Judges to attend other available training sessions. Refusal of a Tribal Judge to participate in theses required educational and in-service training programs may warrant suspension or removal.

(g) The Pueblo of San Ildefonso Court of Appeals shall consist of members of the San Ildefonso Pueblo Council who have not participated in or been a party to the case being appealed.