Gina Allery

Gina Allery is the Director of the Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ). Prior to her appointment, Ms. Allery served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Indian Resources and Land Acquisition Sections of the Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), beginning in 2022. 

From 2018-2021, Ms. Allery served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota where she prosecuted violent crimes in Indian country. Previously, she served for six years as Deputy Director at OTJ, where she worked on a variety of legal and policy issues impacting Indian Tribes. 

Ms. Allery began her career with the Justice Department as an attorney in ENRD, where she litigated cases on behalf of Tribes, including land-into-trust, reservation boundary, treaty rights, and gaming cases. She served for three years as ENRD’s Senior Counsel for Indian Affairs, providing legal advice to the Assistant Attorney General on variety of Indian law issues. She is a recipient of the John Marshall Award, the Department’s highest award for attorneys. 

Prior to working at the Justice Department, Ms. Allery worked in private practice. Ms. Allery earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.