David Osterfeld
Tohono O’odham Nation Judicial Court http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidosterfeld
About The Lecturer
Judge David M. Osterfeld is a trial court and appellate court judge for the Tohono O’odham Nation in Sells, Arizona. Judge Osterfeld also serves as a JAG Major in the United States Air Force.
Judge Osterfeld began his career in 1998, working for the White Mountain Apache Tribe as an Assistant Tribal Attorney and then the Acting Tribal Attorney. Judge Osterfeld also worked for the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community advising their judges and then managing their legal aid office. Judge Osterfeld next served as an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Arizona and then private practice counsel for Indian Nations and individuals across the country. Finally, Judge Osterfeld has been twice elected to public office as a judge.
Judge Osterfeld is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Arizona Supreme Court, the Hopi Tribal Court, the Gila River Indian Community Court, and the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians’ Tribal Court.
Judge Osterfeld thoroughly enjoys teaching others the complex yet important issues to consider when working in and working with Indian Nations across the United States.
Practice Area(s)
American Indian
Education
University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D.
