President Obama names 3 to Indian Law and Order Commission

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  

President Barack Obama appointed three people to the new Indian Law and Order Commission, which was established by the Tribal Law and Order Act.

Ted Quasula, a member of the Hualapai Tribe of Arizona and a law enforcement veteran; Theresa M. Pouley, a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes of Washington who has served as a judge for a number of tribal courts; and Carole E. Goldberg, an Indian law professor, will take part in a "comprehensive study of law enforcement and criminal justice in tribal communities," as required by the law.

The commission will have six more members, to be appointed by members of Congress. So far, former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-South Dakota) and Troy Eid, a former U.S. Attorney, have been named to the panel.

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