The Citizen Potawatomi Nation, through its Tribal Chairman, hereby issues this Notice of Vacancies of Judicial Office. The Nation requests inquiries, nominations, and applications for two Supreme Court Justices and one District Court Judge to be directed to the Nation’s Secretary Treasurer’s Office within thirty (30) days of the issuance of this Notice.

Please direct all inquiries, nominations, or applications:

Secretary Treasurer
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, OK 74801

or to:

[email protected]

Per CPN Code § 7-2-103, the minimum qualifications for Supreme Court Justice and District Court Judge shall:

(A) Be either:

  1. An enrolled member of the Tribe, or
  2. The parent, child, or spouse of an enrolled member of the Tribe, or
  3. Domiciled within the territorial jurisdiction of the Tribe, or
  4. An attorney, or
  5. A lay advocate who has regularly practiced before the Court as a member of the Bar of the Court for a period of five years, or
  6. An Indian graduate of an American Bar Association approved Law School, or a Paralegal program approved by the Supreme Court; and

(B) Have demonstrated moral integrity and fairness in their business, public and private life, and

(C) Have never been convicted of a felony or an offense punishable by banishment, whether or not actually imprisoned or banished, and have not been convicted of any offense, except traffic offenses, for a period of two years next preceding their appointment. The two-year period shall begin to run from the date the person was unconditionally released from supervision.

(D) Have regularly abstained from the excessive use of alcohol and any use whatsoever of illegal drugs or psychotoxic chemical solvents.

(E) Be older than twenty-five (25).

(F) Not be the holder of any other elective Tribal Office, provided that the holder of elective Tribal Office may be confirmed upon their resignation.

(G) If less than fifty (50), have completed at least thirty (30) semester credit hours at an accredited college or university, or at least two years of previous experience as a Judicial Officer for some recognized Court.

Other details about the nature of the office and the appointment process may be found at CPN Code §§ 7-2-101 et seq.

John A. Barrett, Jr.
Tribal Chairman