Navajo Nation Supreme Court takes its courtroom to UC Berkeley
Courtesy | UC Berkeley Law
Interim Chief Justice Eleanor Shirley embraces appellee counsel Robyn L. Interpreter after oral argument, a reflection of the Navajo judicial custom of connecting with lawyers and their clients at the conclusion of a case.
By Donovan Quintero
Special to the Times
WINDOW ROCK – The Navajo Nation Supreme Court took its courtroom beyond the Navajo Nation in October and into one of the most influential law schools in the country, where the justices heard oral arguments before a packed auditorium at UC Berkeley Law.
The appearance marked more than a change of location for the Nation’s judiciary. The court brought its work into a national law school that has long focused on federal and state law but rarely places tribal courts at the center of live judicial practice. Students, professors and guests watched as the justices heard Dalgai v. Dalgai, a probate case, offering a public view of how Navajo law is applied at the highest level.
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