JWS: What positions have you held throughout your career at Tribal Court?

 

Chantel Cloud: In 2010, I was hired as a Probation Officer/Case Manager for the Wellness Court Program; in 2011, after Chief Judge Newton retired, I was hired as an Associate Judge in training to be the Chief Judge. In 2013, I became the Chief Judge.

 

JWS: What opportunities are you looking forward to in your career as you head back east?  

 

CC: I honestly do not know what I will be doing when I leave the Tribe. I am going to spend more time with my children, which is the main purpose for my move.

 

JWS: What aspects of serving as the Chief Judge with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe will you miss most?

 

CC: I will miss all the work we have been doing to enforce and strengthen all that the Tribe already has to offer. There are many other things that I don’t have time to list, but mostly I will miss the people.

 

JWS: Will there be an opportunity to return to this position in the future?

 

CC: Time will tell.

 

JWS: Any last thoughts you might like to share with our readers?

 

CC: I wish everyone the best. Live life to the fullest because you never know what may come, and take every opportunity you have – you never know where it may lead you.