B.J. Jones, Tribal Court Judge and Director, Tribal Judicial Institute at the University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota

B.J. Jones, Tribal Court Judge and Director, Tribal Judicial Institute at the University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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B.J. Jones serves as a tribal court judge for over 10 different tribal nations and currently serves as director of the Tribal Judicial Institute at the University of North Dakota School of Law. Here he shares his experiences working in both tribal and state courts and the fundamental lesson he’s learned: that solutions come from communities. This interview was originally published in the Fall 2009 Journal of Court Innovation.