Diane Humetewa
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
Born 1964 in Phoenix, AZ
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Mary Helen Murguia. Confirmed by the Senate on May 14, 2014, and received commission on May 16, 2014.
Education:
Phoenix College, A.A.S., 1985
Arizona State University, B.S., 1987
Arizona State University College of Law, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Deputy counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 1993-1996
Counsel to the deputy attorney general, Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-1998; special assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1997-1998
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1998-2007; senior litigation counsel, 2001-2007; U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (on detail), 2005-2006
Judge, Hopi Appellate Court, Keams Canyon, Arizona, 2002-2007
U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, 2007-2009
Acting chief prosecutor, The Hopi Tribe, Keams Canyon, Arizona, 2009
Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 2009-2011
Professor of practice, Arizona State University College of Law, 2011-2014
Special advisor to the president and special counsel, Office of General Counsel, Arizona State University, 2011-2014
- Arizona
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- Judge
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
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- Professor of practice
- Arizona State University College of Law
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- Special advisor to the president and special counsel
- Office of General Counsel, Arizona State University
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- Attorney
- Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Acting chief prosecutor
- The Hopi Tribe, Keams Canyon, Arizona
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- U.S. attorney
- District of Arizona
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- Assistant U.S. Attorney
- District of Arizona
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- senior litigation counsel, 2001-2007; U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (on detail), 2005-2006 Judge, Hopi Appellate Court, Keams Canyon, Arizona, 2002-2007
- special assistant U.S. attorney
- District of Arizona
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- Counsel to the deputy attorney general
- Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
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- Deputy counsel
- U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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- Arizona State University
- J.D. (1993)
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- Arizona State University
- B.S. (1987)
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- Phoenix College
- A.A.S. (1985)
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- Arizona State Bar
- Member
- Current
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