Diane Humetewa

Diane Humetewa
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Assumed office
May 16, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byMary H. Murguia
United States Attorney for the District of Arizona
In office
December 17, 2007 – August 2, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byPaul K. Charlton
Succeeded byDennis K. Burke
Personal details
Born
Diane Joyce Humetewa

(1964-12-05) December 5, 1964 (age 59)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Hopi Nation
Political partyRepublican[citation needed]
SpouseMiguel Juarez
EducationPhoenix College (AA)
Arizona State University (BS, JD)

Diane Joyce Humetewa (/ˌhməˈtwə/ 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]

  1. ^ "Senate Confirms First-Ever Native American Woman As Federal Judge". Huffington Post. May 15, 2014.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL", No. CR-02-958-PHX-SRB [re United States v. San Diego]
  4. ^ Jennifer Bendery (May 15, 2014). "Senate Confirms First-Ever Native American Woman As Federal Judge". www.huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. ^ "American Indian Judges on the Federal Courts". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law". apps.law.asu.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-02.