Tribal Court (Eureka, Porterville, Highland, Covelo, Valley Center, Sonoma)
Career Highlights: Appellate Judge, Northern California Tribal Court Coalition, Eureka, 2018-present; chief Judge, Tule River Tribal Court, Porterville, 2017-present; judge pro tem, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal Court, Highland, 2017-present; chief judge, Round Valley Indian Tribes, Covelo , 2016-present; pro tem judge, Intertribal Court of Southern California, Valley Center; judge, Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians Tribal Court, Sonoma, 2014-present; Wiseman Law Corp. PC, Davis, 1985-2016 Law School: University of Oregon School of Law, 1982
Career Highlights: Appellate Judge, Northern California Tribal Court Coalition, Eureka, 2018-present; chief Judge, Tule River Tribal Court, Porterville, 2017-present; judge pro tem, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal Court, Highland, 2017-present; chief judge, Round Valley Indian Tribes, Covelo , 2016-present; pro tem judge, Intertribal Court of Southern California, Valley Center; judge, Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians Tribal Court, Sonoma, 2014-present; Wiseman Law Corp. PC, Davis, 1985-2016 Law School: University of Oregon School of Law, 1982
DAVIS — Joseph J. Wiseman isn’t a member of any of the Indian tribes he serves as a judge. But he said his family history is still part of his motivation for going into tribal justice work.
“I’m the son of two survivors of the Holocaust,” Wiseman said. “Because of my family’s experience, I was always attracted to the underdog.”
His parents, Jews from Poland and Germany, met in the afterm... (continued)
