president obama nominates first native american woman

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To federal bench

http://www.policymic.com/mobile/articles/65911/president-obama-just-nominated-the-very-first-native-american-woman-for-federal-judge

Diane J. Humetewa, a member of the Hopi tribe and former U.S. attorney in Arizona, has been nominated to serve on the U.S. District Court for the district of Arizona as a federal judge. If confirmed, she would be the first active member of a Native American reservation, and first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge. Not only would this bring more diversity to the federal bench, but Arizona’s prominent Native community will finally be represented in a state that is infamous forignoring Native issues.

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1. She was nominated, not appointed

[chillfactor]

3. poster said IF she is confirmed..

do not get so hung up on vocabulary

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5. fixed

[Tx4obama]

7. Yes she was nominated. BUT all federal judgeships are 'appointments'

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12. A technicality ... for the win!

[Deep13]

2. 1st?!

Kudos to Obama, but Jesus, since 1789 there hasn't been a single native woman on the Fed. bench? Have there been any native men? Probably a few, I guess.

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8. best of all it is AZ

Where native americans often get the shitty end of the stick.

[Tx4obama]

6. President Obama nominated her on September 19, 2013

Humetewa BIO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Humetewa

[jazzimov]

9. Is this one of the many appointments that was blocked

by the GOP but allowed under the new Senate rules for appointees?

If so, this needs to be broadcast far and wide.

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10. so the ol nuclear option will get her confirmed

Awesome

[Tx4obama]

11. She hasn't had a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yet, her nomination is still pending in Committe