Tribal Court
Tribal Court Mission
The Mission of the Gun Lake Tribal Court is to provide a justice system based on integrity, fairness and tradition while preserving Tribal Sovereignty
About the Gun Lake Tribal Court
The judicial power of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi (Gun Lake Tribe) is vested in the Gun Lake Tribal Judiciary, which is composed of the Gun Lake Tribal Court and the Gun Lake Supreme Court. The judicial power of the Gun Lake Tribal Judiciary extends to all cases arising under the Gun Lake Tribe’s Constitution, ordinances, regulations or judicial decisions of the Gun Lake Tribe.
Tribal Court Staff
Amanda Sprague, Tribal Court Administrator
Michael Petoskey, Tribal Court Chief Judge
Callie Shepherd, Tribal Court Clerk II
Ryan TenBrink, Tribal Court Clerk II
Contact Gun Lake Tribal Court
269.397.1630
TribalCourt@glt-nsn.gov
2873 Mno Bmadzewen Dr.
Shelbyville, MI 49344
2026 Tribal Court Holidays
New Year’s Day, (Thursday, January 1)
Memorial Day (Monday, May 25)
D.K. Sprague Day (Monday, June 29)
Floating Holiday (Thursday, July 2)
Independence Day (Friday, July 3)
Tribal Recognition Day (Monday, August 24)
Labor Day (Monday, September 7)
Michigan Indian Day (Friday, September 25)
Indigenous Peoples Day (Monday, October 12)
Thanksgiving Break (Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27)
Tribal Government Office Closure (Thursday, December 24 – Friday, January 1)