Navajo Nation Supreme Court

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judicial body supreme court tribal court

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Navajo Nation Supreme Court canonical	3
Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation	1
Navajo Nation courts	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ tribal court ⓘ
appliesLaw	Navajo Nation Code ⓘ Navajo Nation Code ⓘ surface form: Navajo Nation law Navajo common law ⓘ Navajo statutory law ⓘ
appliesPrinciple	Navajo common law ⓘ surface form: Dinè bi beenahaz’áanii (Navajo traditional 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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 Code ⓘ surface form: Navajo Nation Bill of Rights 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 District Courts ⓘ surface form: Navajo Nation Family Courts
partOf	Navajo Nation Supreme Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 language ⓘ surface form: Navajo

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Navajo Nation → highestCourt → Navajo Nation Supreme Court ⓘ

Navajo common law → appliedIn → Navajo Nation Supreme Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo Nation courts

Navajo common law → recognizedBy → Navajo Nation Supreme Court ⓘ

Navajo Nation Supreme Court → partOf → Navajo Nation Supreme Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation

Window Rock, Arizona → hasInstitution → Navajo Nation Supreme Court ⓘ