The Chickasaw Nation Judicial Department

L to R: Justice Mark Colbert, Justice Cheri Bellefeuille-Gordon, Chief Justice Linda English Weeks

The judicial powers of the Chickasaw Nation shall be vested in the Supreme Court and a lower District Court. The Supreme Court shall consist of three Supreme Court Justices elected by popular vote by qualified voters of the Chickasaw Nation. The District Court is comprised of a District Judge, Special Judge and Court Advocates who are appointed by the Supreme Court.