Rule 142. Procedure for admission

Cite as: 20 CNCA app. I, r. 142

Every applicant to the Lay Advocate Registry shall file with the Court Clerk of the Cherokee Nation, on a lay advocate form prescribed by the Supreme Court, a written application for admission, signed by the applicant, which shall be referred immediately to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for investigation into the applicant's qualifications and fitness (per standards established in 5 CNCA § 1 et seq., and these Rules) to be registered to the Lay Advocate Registry of this Court. The Chief Justice shall report his recommendations in writing to all Justices. Upon a favorable report of the full Supreme Court, the applicant may be admitted.

Historical Data

SC–AD–13–01, adopted March 27, 2013.