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Jean Turnage was chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1985 until 2000.

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Walt McDonald, Jean Turnage and the human history of Public Law 280 on the Flathead Reservation
March 16, 2023 midnight

Walt McDonald, Jean Turnage and the human history of Public Law 280 on the Flathead Reservation

I remember my first day in District Court. The case involved a tribal youth who had gotten in trouble for something. After the short proceeding, Judge Green pronounced sentence. I thought the case was over but no one left.