Ralph R. Erickson
U.S. Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Fargo, ND 58102
Second term ending December 2025

MEMBERS

Natasha K. Anderson (Yankton Sioux)
Chief Judge, Nez Perce Tribe
Lapwai, Idaho 83540
(At-Large Representative)
Term ending December 2027

Manny Atwal
First Assistant Defender
Office of Federal Defender for the District of Minnesota
107 U.S. Courthouse
300 South Fourth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(Federal Public Defender Representative)
Term ending December 2025

Meghan Bishop (Sugpiat/Native Village of Afognak)
Acting Associate Director 
Tribal Justice Support
Office of Justice Services – Bureau of Indian Affairs
1849 C Street NW
MS-3662-MIB
Washington, DC 20240
(U.S. Department of the Interior Representative)
Term ending December 2027

Neil Fulton, Esq.
Dean
USD Knudson School of Law
129 Muirfield Court
Vermillion, SD 57069
(At-Large Representative)
Term ending December 2026

Jami Johnson, Esq. (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)
Assistant Federal Public Defender
850 W. Adams St., Suite 201
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(At-Large Representative)
Term ending December 2026

Hon. Gregory Smith
Chief Justice, St. Regis Mohawk (NY)
Clarksville, TN 37040
(Tribal Court Judge)
Second term ending December 2027

Carla R. Stinnett, Esq. (Muscogee (Creek) Nation)
Stinnett Law
404 East Dewey Ave., Suite No. 100
Sapulpa, OK 74066
(At-Large Representative)
Second term ending December 2027

VACANT
(U.S. Department of Justice Representative)