Navajo Nation Supreme Court

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The Navajo Nation Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority of the Navajo Nation, overseeing interpretation of Navajo law and serving as the final appellate court within the tribe’s legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial body
supreme court
tribal court
appliesLaw Navajo Nation Code
Navajo Nation law
linked to: Navajo Nation Code

Navajo common law
Navajo statutory law
appliesPrinciple Dinè bi beenahaz’áanii (Navajo traditional law)
linked to: Navajo common law

peacemaking traditions in Navajo law interpretation
appointingAuthority Navajo Nation Council
branchOfGovernment Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation government
canReview administrative decisions of Navajo Nation agencies
composition Chief Justice and Associate Justices
confirmsBy Navajo Nation Council
country United States
governs interpretation of the Navajo Nation Code
hasJurisdictionOver civil cases within the Navajo Nation
constitutional questions under Navajo Nation law
criminal cases within the Navajo Nation
disputes involving Navajo governmental entities
highestCourtOf Navajo Nation
independence independent branch of Navajo Nation government
interprets Navajo Nation Bill of Rights
linked to: Navajo Nation Code

Navajo Nation Constitution-like foundational laws
jurisdiction Navajo Nation
legalSystem Navajo Nation judicial system
tribal legal system
legalTradition Anglo-American style appellate procedure
customary law
tribal law
locatedIn Navajo Nation
Window Rock, Arizona
oversees Navajo Nation District Courts
Navajo Nation Family Courts
partOf Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation
publishes case law precedents for the Navajo Nation
written opinions
recognizedBy federal courts of the United States as a tribal court
role court of last resort for the Navajo Nation
final appellate court of the Navajo Nation
interprets Navajo law
reviews decisions of lower Navajo Nation courts
servesCommunity Navajo people
typeOfCourt appellate court
court of last resort
usesLanguage English
Navajo
linked to: Navajo language

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Navajo Nation highestCourt Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Navajo common law appliedIn Navajo Nation courts
linked to: Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Navajo common law recognizedBy Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Navajo Nation Supreme Court partOf Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation
linked to: Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Window Rock, Arizona hasInstitution Navajo Nation Supreme Court