(a) The Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from final judgments of the St. Paul Island Tribal Court, except civil matters concerning an amount in controversy that is under two hundred dollars ($200.00). The Court of Appeals shall have the power to issue any order or writ necessary for the complete exercise of its jurisdiction. The Court of Appeals shall have the same power to charge contempt of court as does the Tribal Court under this code.

(b) The Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from any interlocutory order in a civil case if the Tribal Court Judge, in making the order, states in writing that the order involves a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion and that an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of litigation. Review of interlocutory orders shall be at the discretion of the Court of Appeals. [2008 Code § 2.4.2; Res. 1999-17]