A. Article VI, Section 2(a) of the Constitution provides that the Tribal Council shall have the power to make all laws, including resolutions, codes, and statutes.

B. Article VI, Section 2(p) of the Constitution grants the Tribal Council the power to pass all laws that further develop and define the Tribal Court.

C. Article VIII, Section 4 of the Constitution provides that the Tribal Court shall have original jurisdiction over all cases and controversies, both criminal and civil, in law or in equity, arising under the Constitution, laws, customs, and traditions of Wilton Rancheria, including cases in which Wilton Rancheria, or its officials and employees, shall be a party. Any such case or controversy arising within the jurisdiction of Wilton Rancheria shall be filed in the Tribal Court before it is filed in any other court. This grant of jurisdiction by the General Council shall not be construed to be a waiver of the Tribe’s sovereign immunity.

D. Article VIII, Section 7 of the Constitution provides that the Tribal Council may create a Tribal Court panel for appellate review, which the Tribal Council established on January 31, 2019, when it enacted 10 WRC § 1-101 et seq., Tribal Court.

E. Article XIII, Section 1 of the Constitution provides that Wilton Rancheria shall be immune from suit except to the extent that the Tribal Council expressly waives its sovereign immunity. Officials and employees of Wilton Rancheria acting within the scope of their duties or authority shall be immune from suit. (Res. 2021-22)