David Osterfeld
Judge

In February 2020, David M. Osterfeld was appointed as a judge to the Tohono O’odham Nation’s Judicial Court.  Over his legal career, Judge Osterfeld has served as an Assistant Tribal Attorney and Acting Tribal Attorney for the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Whiteriver, Arizona, as a Tribal Court Solicitor and Legal Services Managing Attorney for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and as private counsel to many Indian nations across the country, managing a Tribal Regulatory Workgroup practice.   Judge Osterfeld has also served as an Assistant Attorney General for Arizona, and currently serves as a Major in the United States Space Force, Judge Advocate General’s Corps.  Immediately prior to his appointment to the Tohono O’odham bench, Judge Osterfeld was twice elected as the White Tank Justice of the Peace in Maricopa County, and served as Associate Presider for Maricopa County’s 26 Justice Courts.  Judge Osterfeld is honored to serve the Nation and its members.

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