Mock hearings were featured in one training session. The seven members of the council serve as judges on the court. The council president acts as chief judge. Judges are paid the same stipend they receive for attending council meetings. Bingo revenues fund court operation.
Discussion is underway about having village elders advise the court.
A regional appellate court may form in early 1993. The village of Teller has both traditional and municipal forms of government. Although the village of Gambell's tribal court is no longer functioning, villagers hope to revive it with the help of a 1993 BIA grant. Currently, Gambell's IRA council handles all decision-making that formerly was performed by the village's tribal court. Ordinances are being rewritten under the supervision of a tribal court coordinator.