Diane Humetewa, born December 5, 1964 in Phoenix, Arizona, is the first Native American woman to serve as federal judge. She was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 to be the United States District Court of the District of Arizona.
Humetewa is an enrolled member of the Hopi tribe and graduated from Arizona State University in 1987. She then attended Arizona State's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1993.
She served as deputy counsel for the US Senate's Committee on Indian Affairs from 1993-1996. Starting in 1996, she served as the Tribal Liaison in the US Attorney's for Arizona. She was confirmed as a United States Attorney for Arizona in December 2007, becoming the first Native American woman to serve as US Attorney.
In September 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Humetewa to serve as US district judge for Arizona. On May 14, 2014, the US Senate was confirmed as a US federal judge.
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