ADA, Okla. – Five Chickasaw Nation officials were sworn into office Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Chickasaw Nation Community Center.
Four legislators and one tribal Supreme Court justice took the oath of office, which was administered by Chickasaw Nation Supreme Court Chief Justice Linda English Weeks.
Legislators J. Lisa Impson, Ada, Karen Goodnight, Goldsby, Connie Barker, Marietta, and Dusk Monetathchi, Sulphur, reaffirmed their oath of office.
Supreme Court Justice Cheri Bellefeuille-Gordon, Sulphur, was also sworn into office during the ceremony.
Impson will continue to represent Pontotoc District Seat 3, Goodnight will continue to represent Pontotoc District Seat 4, Barker will continue to represent Pickens District Seat 2, and Monetathchi will continue to represent Tishomingo District Seat 3.
Bellefeuille-Gordon reaffirmed the oath of office for Seat 3 on the Chickasaw Nation Supreme Court.
Chickasaw legislators and Supreme Court justices serve a three-year term.
The Chickasaw Nation Legislature is comprised of 13 members, elected from the Chickasaw Nation’s four legislative districts: Panola, Pickens, Pontotoc and Tishomingo.
The Chickasaw Nation Supreme Court consists of three Supreme Court justices elected by Chickasaw citizens. Visit Chickasaw.net to view the oath of office ceremony.
The Chickasaw Princess Pageant, arts and culture award presentations, and the Chickasaw Annual Meeting, featuring Chickasaw Nation Governor Chris Anoatubby’s State of the Nation Address, Oct. 3, can be viewed at AnnualMeeting.Chickasaw.net.