4.4.1.020 Preamble

(a) The Pueblo de San Ildefonso ("Pueblo") has created a Judicial Branch in its governing document, the AGREEMENT ("Agreement"). The AGREEMENT, COURTS, provides that:

The purpose of this Article is for the Courts to maintain a limited government and to resolve disputes, and to the greatest extent, the judgments and orders of the Courts shall respect, perpetuate, and advance the culture, values, customs, and traditions of the Pueblo.

(b) The Agreement establishes a separate and independent Judicial Branch for the Pueblo de San Ildefonso and establishes a Trial Court and a Supreme Court.

(c) There is a need for legislation implementing the authority and duties of the Judicial Branch.