Diane Humetewa | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Mary H. Murguia |
| United States Attorney for the District of Arizona | |
| In office December 17, 2007 – August 2, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Paul K. Charlton |
| Succeeded by | Dennis K. Burke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diane Joyce Humetewa December 5, 1964 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American Hopi Nation |
| Political party | Republican[citation needed] |
| Spouse | Miguel Juarez |
| Education | Phoenix College (AA) Arizona State University (BS, JD) |
Diane Joyce Humetewa (/ˌhuːməˈteɪwə/ HOO-mə-TAY-wə;[1] born December 5, 1964)[2][3] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Humetewa is the first Native American woman and the first enrolled tribal member to serve as a U.S. federal judge.[4][5] She previously served as the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona from 2007 to 2009. Humetewa is also a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
Humetewa has served as counsel to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and to the Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice, as a member of the United States Sentencing Guideline Commission, Native American Advisory Committee, and as an Appellate Court Judge for the Hopi Tribe, of which she is an enrolled member.[6]
- ^ "Senate Confirms First-Ever Native American Woman As Federal Judge". Huffington Post. May 15, 2014.
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
- ^ "NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL", No. CR-02-958-PHX-SRB [re United States v. San Diego]
- ^ Jennifer Bendery (May 15, 2014). "Senate Confirms First-Ever Native American Woman As Federal Judge". www.huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "American Indian Judges on the Federal Courts". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law". apps.law.asu.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-02.