4.2.1.150 Appointment of Prosecutor

(a) The Council may appoint a lay person or a professional attorney as a part-time prosecutor on an as needed basis for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso upon request of the Chief Judge.

(b) No lay person or professional attorney shall be appointed as a prosecutor unless the appointee is admitted to practice before the Court as provided in Section 6.17.

(c) The prosecutor is authorized to sign, file, and present any complaint, subpoena, affidavit, motion or any civil or criminal process and prosecute any action, criminal or civil, before the Tribal Court on behalf of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso and to represent the Pueblo in appeals before the Appellate Court.