Diane Joyce Humetewa

Judge Diane Joyce Humetewa

Personal

Birthday:

1964

Birthplace:

Phoenix, AZ

Race or Ethnicity:

American Indian

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

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

Former names: Diane Killigrew, Diane Joyce Juarez

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, September 19, 2013; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Phoenix College

Degree:

A.A.S.

Degree Year:

1985

Name of School - Second:

Arizona State University

Degree - Second:

B.S.

Degree Year - Second:

1987

Name of School - Third:

Arizona State University College of Law

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1993

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Arizona

Court Name:

Arizona District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/16/2014