Over half the tribal courts in Alaska have a tribal court system. The type of cases they can address are child related like, juvenile delinquency, juvenile status offences, adoption, child support enforcement, custody and protection. The courts also handle domestic violence, probate, and alcohol violations. Tribal counts cover environmental regulation, cultural protection, internal governmental disputes, property damage, property disputes, trespass, and misdemeanor offences. Lastly they have a say in animal control, and fish and game/marine mammal protection. Most tribal courts use multiple judges to hear a single case rather than just one judge. The judges are often times respected members of the community like elders or council members, they
