Jude Pate
34:19 - 34:52
“The HINU Court in Kenai, I had the honor of sitting with Judge Pam Steffes of the tribal court in a joint jurisdiction court. Another very simple way that we're making sure that we hear you is text reminders for your hearings.”
- Speaker
- Jude Pate
- Timestamp
- 34:19 – 34:52
- Transcript
- Native Federation Video 2526606721442955
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
That wouldn't have happened 35 years ago. And today, you have state judges and tribal judges sitting together deciding incredibly important cases. The HINU Court in Kenai, I had the honor of sitting with Judge Pam Steffes of the tribal court in a joint jurisdiction court. Another very simple way that we're making sure that we hear you is text reminders for your hearings. If you have a court hearing, if a loved one has a court hearing, if you're just interested in a case, all you need to do is take your iPhone and wave it over the magic QR code, and you will be let right in.
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