Request for Proposals – Prosecutor and Judge

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Darrington, WA

Request for Proposals

Prosecutor:
The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe desires to contract with a licensed attorney in good standing with the Washington State Bar Association or Northwest Indian Bar Association to provide prosecutorial services in all cases in the Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court. The contractor will need be knowledgeable of the Sauk-uSiattle Tribal constitution, bylaws, and various codes. The contractor will need to be available to court staff, Indian Child Welfare Department and law enforcement personal.

The Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court convenes on the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Reservation, located west of Darrington, Washington, one to two times per month for arraignments, pre-trials, trial readiness, jury trials, criminal review/probation violations, dependency and/or to hear and decide on cases.

Persons willing to serve, to provide prosecutorial services for all cases for a 12 month period (March 1st, 2017 and March 1, 2018), should send a letter of interest, proposal and resume to:
Michelle J. Cortez
Court Clerk/Justice System Program Coordinator
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
5318 Chief Brown Lane
Darrington, WA 98241
360-436-0131 ext.214
FAX: 360-436-1511
Court.Clerk@Sauk-Suiattle.com

Download job listing here: PROSECUTOR 2-16-17

Judge:

The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe is seeking proposals from persons in good standing with the Washington State Bar Association or graduates of an ABA accredited law school with Indian law experience who are interested serving as a Tribal Court Judge for the Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court.

The Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court convenes on the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Reservation located near Darrington, Washington one to two full days per month to hold civil and criminal trials and hearings.

A person serving as judge must be available telephonically and/or electronically from time to time as occasionally the need arises to address requests by tribal law enforcement for search warrants and to issue temporary orders such as domestic violence protection orders, restraining orders, and emergency shelter care orders arising from Indian Child Welfare Act cases.

No particular format is required for submission of a proposal. Your proposal may propose an hourly, monthly or daily rate for providing judicial services. Persons willing to serve as a Judge for the Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court should send a letter of interest or resume and proposal by March 3rd, 2017 at 4:00PM to:
Michelle J. Cortez
Court Clerk/Justice System Program Coordinator
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
5318 Chief Brown Lane
Darrington, WA 98241
360-436-0131 ext.214
FAX: 360-436-1511
Court.Clerk@Sauk-Suiattle.com

Download job listing here: JUDGE 2-16-17