Section TCT.04.03 — Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Personal Jurisdiction; Attorneys

(a) A judge of the Tribal Court may appoint a Peacemaker where the matter in dispute is within the jurisdiction of the Tribal Court according to its jurisdictional requirements.

(b) The Peacemaker System does not have the power to compel persons within the jurisdiction of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community to appear and participate in Peacemaker System proceedings nor to compel the attendance of parties. Peacemakers shall not have authority to decide a disputed matter unless all parties to the dispute consent to such authority in writing.

(c) Members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Bar and all attorneys are prohibited from participating in any proceedings of the Peacemaker System unless they have been called as witnesses or are parties and except to the extent they may assist persons with respect to protective orders, complaints, judgments or appeals as provided in Parts Four, Five and Six.

(d) Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent Peacemakers from mediating disputes or providing Peacemaking services to entities other than the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Court.