Navajo Nation voters may soon be electing their Supreme Court Justices

Hmmmmm I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that the Navajo Supreme Court has been ruling in favor of the President and not the Council on most issues lately.

The Navajo Nation Council's Judiciary Committee voted 5-0 to forward a bill with a "do-pass" recommendation that would place a referendum on the No. 2 general election ballot. If approved, the referendum would allow voters to choose Navajo Nation judges, including Supreme Court justices, by popular vote rather than the current process of nomination and confirmation. The bill now goes to the Ethics and Rules Committee, and could come before the council in its summer session. For the Navajo Times story, click here.

-CMD