On the 4^th day of April 2006, a revised Constitution was ratified by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and accepted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  VIII of the Constitution comprises the Judicial Branch consisting of a Supreme Court, Trial Court and Judicial Commission.

            The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices.

                        The Chief Justice:            Ryland L. Rivas

                        Associate Justice:            Dennis W. Arrow

                        Associate Justice:            Enid K. Boles

                        Associate Justice:            Karen Eby

                        Associate Justice:            Lindsay Robertson

            The Trial Court is composed of the Chief Judge, Associate Judge and other Associate Judges, Court Clerk, Deputy Court Clerk, Attorney General, Public Defender and Probation Officer.

                        The Chief Judge:             Bob A. Smith

                        The Associate Judge:       Position is being advertised for recruitment.

                        Associate Judge:             Dana Deere

                        Associate Judge:             Barbara A. Smith

                        Court Clerk:                    Patty Bell

                        Deputy Court Clerk:        Lena Marquez

                        Attorney General:            Truman Carter

                        Public Defender:              Kelley Harris

                        Probation Officer:            Vacant

            The Judicial Commission consists of five members.

                        Chairperson:                   Statia Peakheart

                        Vice Chairperson:           Harvey Pratt

                        Member:                         Wallace Avans

                        Member:                         Kendall Old Crow

                        Member:                         Gene Wahweah

            Projects to be implemented;

                        Construction of Courthouse:  A committee was established to construct a state of the art tribal courthouse.  Plans are being developed and construction will soon begin to provide needed space and to better serve tribal members.

                        Automation of Court Records:  Through the Kellpro System, tribal court records are being automated for access by tribal members and the general public.  Records for 2008 to date are being finalized.  Records from the time the court has been in existence, approximately 20 years, will be added to the system.  The Trial Court records for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes will be the second Tribe in Oklahoma to be automated.

                        Wellness Court:  Court personnel and Tribal representatives have received extensive national training for the establishing of a Wellness Court to deal with addiction for both juveniles and adults. With or without a Department of Justice grant, it is anticipated a Wellness Court will be operational in the next fiscal year.