Richard Monette

Degrees
LLM, University of Wisconsin
J.D., University of Oregon
Teaching and Research Interests
Federal Indian Law
Constitutional Law
Torts 

Associate Professor Richard Monette served as a Staff Attorney with the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, as the Director of the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and is a past President of the National Native American Bar Association. He has also served as the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council’s Indigenous Peoples’ Subcommittee, as the Chief Judge for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a Special Judge for Ho Chunk Nation and as a Special Judge for the Trial Court of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Professor Monette specializes in drafting provisions for constitutions and codes for Indian Tribes. He teaches in the areas of Torts, Water Law, and Federal Indian law including jurisdiction, taxation, and gaming. He is the Faculty Advisor for the Great Lakes Indian Law Center and is a Past Chairman and CEO of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota.