Show Tribal juvenile judge for 0 0 Reservation to be sworn in A juvenile court judge will be sworn in Friday morning at 10 a. at the court room in the community building at Fort JUDGE PAUL C. Fifth District Juvenile Judge for the State of was selected by the Ute Tribal Business Committee because of his vast experience in juvenile correction and Judge Keller is being appointed in connection with a comprehensive juvenile code for the Uintah and Ouray Reservation which was recently enacted by the Tribal Business Committee of the Ute Indian THE CODE PROVIDES for a Tribal Juvenile Court with extensive This was developed in consultation with juvenile court Having the court held on the reservation will eliminate the taking of juveniles to district court for In the past youngsters have been taken to Salt Lake for court on minor The new code makes trips like this THE INTRODUCTION to the code states that purpose of this ordinance is that each child shall preferably in Ids own the guidance and control that is conducive to his welfare and the best interest of the the stale and the United that family ties be preserved and strengthened where-ever that any child who is removed from his home shall receive guidance and control as nearly as that which should have been given by his parents and which at the same time can preserve the security of the community and of its individual Francis chairman of the Tribal Business reported that he thought this was definitely a real step forward in caring for and protecting the Ute Indian child THIS WILL GIVE nil Indian children on the reservation the same protection as other juveniles in the United States he Francis will give the welcome address and Superintendent Melvin L. Schwartz will speak John S. tribal will be the principal There will be reports also from representatives of committees on the INVITATIONS HAVE been issued to all law enforcement agencies in the Uintah also to chairmen of the county news media including TV stations which serve the Uintah T. of the Indian Services division at U of welfare and juvenile and to various Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel at Phoenix area |