Dr. Precious Benally

Biography

Precious Benally, JD, a citizen of the Diné Nation, resides in Brooklyn, New York. She serves as a Lecturer at Columbia Law School and as a Tribal Healing Wellness Court Specialist with the Tribal Law Policy Institute. Her work primarily focuses on assisting Tribal courts in planning, implementing, and enhancing juvenile, adult, and family Wellness Courts across the country, including conducting community needs assessments and comprehensive strategic planning projects. Benally has authored publications and provided support for Tribal justice program development. She has presented on critical topics such as opioid abuse in Indian Country, the implementation of teleservices in drug courts in rural jurisdictions, and the impact of sentencing reform measures, as well as integrating restorative practices into justice-related programming. Her research interests include international indigenous law and policy, drug treatment methodologies, peacemaking and restorative justice practices, teleservices, and the development of technology-based training and information-sharing platforms. Benally obtained her law degree from Columbia Law School, where she concentrated on international indigenous law and policy, peacemaking, and alternative dispute resolution methods.

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