
Several members of the Cherokee Tribal Court were reappointed and took their Oath of Office in Tribal Council on Thursday, Feb. 14. Shown (left-right) front row – Steven Philo, Associate Judge of Special Jurisdiction (Drug Court); Danny Davis, Associate Tribal Judge; Principal Chief Michell Hicks; Kirk Saunooke, Associate Tribal Judge; Roy Wijewickrama, District Court Judge 30A Judicial District; back row – Brad Letts, an EBCI tribal member who serves as the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for the 30B Judicial District of North Carolina; Brenda Toineeta Pipestem, Associate Justice, Cherokee Supreme Court; and William Boyum, Chief Justice, Cherokee Supreme Court. (LYNNE HARLAN/EBCI Public Relations)