With the effectiveness of the 1999 Cherokee Nation Constitution, the Judicial Appeals Tribunal became the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court.  In Article VIII Section 1 the Constitution states:

         “The Judicial powers of the Cherokee Nation shall be vested in a Supreme Court and such lower courts as the Council shall from time-to-time ordain and establish. The Judicial Appeals Tribunal shall become known as the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation. The Supreme Court shall be composed of five (5) members all of whom must be citizens of the Cherokee Nation and be admitted to practice law before the highest Court of any state of the United States.”

2006

Darell R. Matlock, Jr.,  Chief Justice, Stacy L. Leeds, Darrell R. Dowty, James G. Wilcoxen, Kyle B. Haskins

2007

Darell R. Matlock, Jr., Chief Justice, Darrell R. Dowty, James G. Wilcoxen, Kyle B. Haskins, Troy Wayne Poteete

2008

Darell R. Matlock, Jr., Chief Justice, Darrell R. Dowty, James G. Wilcoxen, Kyle B. Haskins, Troy Wayne Poteete

2009

Darell R. Matlock, Jr., Chief Justice, Darrell R. Dowty, James G. Wilcoxen, Kyle B. Haskins, Troy Wayne Poteete

2010

Darell R. Matlock, Jr., Chief Justice, Darrell R. Dowty, James G. Wilcoxen, Kyle B. Haskins, Troy Wayne Poteete

2011

Darell R. Matlock, Jr., Chief Justice, Darrell R. Dowty, James G. Wilcoxen, Kyle B. Haskins, Troy Wayne Poteete

2012

Darell R. Matlock, Jr., Chief Justice, Darrell R. Dowty, James G. Wilcoxen, Kyle B. Haskins[1], Troy Wayne Poteete, John C. Garrett[2]

2013

Darrell R. Dowty, Chief Justice, Troy Wayne Poteete, John C. Garrett, James G. Wilcoxen, Angela Jones

2014

Darrell R. Dowty, Chief Justice, Troy Wayne Poteete, John C. Garrett, James G. Wilcoxen, Angela Jones

2015

Troy Wayne Poteete, Chief Justice, John C. Garrett, James G. Wilcoxen, Angela Jones, Lynn Burris

2016

Troy Wayne Poteete, Chief Justice, John C. Garrett, James G. Wilcoxen, Angela Jones, Lynn Burris

2017

John C. Garrett, Chief Justice, James G. Wilcoxen, Angela Jones, Lynn Burris, Mark L. Dobbins

2018

John C. Garrett, Chief Justice, James G. Wilcoxen, Angela Jones[3], Lynn Burris, Mark L. Dobbins, Lee W. Paden[4]

2019

James G. Wilcoxen, Chief Justice, Lee W. Paden, Lynn Burris, Mark L. Dobbins, John C. Garrett

2020

James G. Wilcoxen, Chief Justice, Lee W. Paden, Lynn Burris[5], Mark L. Dobbins, John C. Garrett, Shawna S. Baker[6]

2021

Lee W. Paden, Chief Justice, Shawna S. Baker, Mark L. Dobbins, John C. Garrett, Rex Earl Starr

2022

John C. Garrett, Chief Justice, Lee W. Paden[7], Shawna S. Baker, Mark L. Dobbins, Rex Earl Starr

2023

John C. Garrett, Chief Justice, Shawna S. Baker, Mark L. Dobbins, Rex Earl Starr, Tina Glory Jordan[8]

 

 

 

[1] Resigned effective June 1st, 2012

[2] Confirmed by Cherokee Nation Tribal Council on June 12th, 2012

[3] Passed away July 31, 2018

[4] Confirmed by Cherokee Nation Tribal Council on September 27, 2018

[5] Passed away March 12, 2020

[6] Confirmed by Cherokee Nation Tribal Council on August 27, 2020

[7] Resigned September 12, 2022

[8] Confirmed by Cherokee Nation Council on August 31, 2023