Sara E. Hill
Sara Hill | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
Assumed office January 2, 2024 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Claire Eagan |
Attorney General of the Cherokee Nation | |
In office August 29, 2019 – August 31, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Chuck Hoskin Jr. |
Preceded by | Todd Hembree |
Succeeded by | Chad Harsha |
Secretary of Natural Resources for the Cherokee Nation | |
In office October 12, 2015 – August 29, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Bill John Baker |
Preceded by | First appointee |
Succeeded by | Chad Harsha |
Personal details | |
Born | Sara Elizabeth Hill 1977 (age 46–47) Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Citizenship | American Cherokee Nation |
Education | Northeastern State University (BA) University of Tulsa (JD) |
Sara Elizabeth Hill (born 1977) is a Cherokee and American attorney who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma since 2024. She previously served as the attorney general of the Cherokee Nation from August 2019 to August 2023 and as the tribe's secretary of natural resources between October 2015 and August 2019.
Early life and education
Sara Elizabeth Hill was born in 1977 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.[1] She graduated from Northeastern State University with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude in 2000 and with a Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2003.[2][3]
Career
From 2004 to 2015, Hill served as an deputy attorney general for the Cherokee Nation.[4] In December 2014, she was sworn in as a tribal special assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Oklahoma's U.S. attorney's office, a position she held concurrently as deputy attorney general.[5] On October 12, 2015, Hill was appointed the Cherokee Nation's first secretary of natural resources by principal chief Bill John Baker and she served in that position until August 29, 2019.[6] She was succeeded by Chad Harsha.[7]
Cherokee Nation attorney general
On August 29, 2019, Hill was appointed as the attorney general of the
Federal judicial service
On October 18, 2023, President
See also
References
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Fortieth Round of Judicial Nominees and Announces Nominees for U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission". whitehouse.gov. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Hunter, Chad (October 18, 2023). "President nominates former Cherokee Nation AG as federal judge". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Killman, Curtis (October 18, 2023). "Nominees for federal judgeships in Oklahoma announced". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Tesina (December 13, 2014). "Deputy AG sworn now special assistant U.S. attorney". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Jami (October 13, 2015). "Tribal Council confirms new Secretary of Natural Resources". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Hunter, Chad (August 30, 2019). "Council approves Chief Hoskin's Cabinet nominees". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Chad (September 8, 2020). "Conviction appeals piling up following McGirt decision". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Chad (April 9, 2021). "Cherokee Nation sees 'tidal wave' of criminal cases". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Casteel, Chris (October 19, 2023). "Biden to nominate former Cherokee Nation attorney general, Tulsa attorney for judgeships". The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Hoberock, Barbara (October 23, 2023). "Five tribes support nomination of Sara Hill for federal judge". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Chad (March 31, 2022). "Year-old court case was milestone for reservation". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Chad (February 19, 2021). "Cherokee Nation attorney general asks Supreme Court to strike Constitution's 'by blood' reference". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Cherokee Nation Supreme Court rules 'by blood' reference be stricken from tribe's". Cherokee Phoenix. February 23, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Chad (July 13, 2022). "SCOTUS hands down 'terrible' jurisdiction decision, AG says". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Chad (September 2, 2023). "Chief's cabinet picks confirmed". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Nathan (October 18, 2023). "Bartlesville Radio » News » Hill, Russell Nominated for Judicial Posts in the Northern District of Oklahoma". Bartlesville Radio. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Agoyo, Acee (October 18, 2023). "Cherokee Nation attorney makes history as first Native judicial nominee in Oklahoma". Indianz.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Patterson, Matt; Brinkman, Bennett (October 20, 2023). "Frantic Friday: Drummond files St. Isidore suit; Stitt fills state board, criticizes Sara Hill nomination". NonDoc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 14, 2023.
- ^ Fischler, Jacob (November 15, 2023). "U.S. Senate Republicans question Oklahoma judicial nominee on tribal sovereignty". Oklahoma Voice. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 7, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Headley, Tiana. "Former Tribal Lawyer's Judicial Nomination Advances in Senate". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sara E. Hill to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma)". United States Senate. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sara E. Hill, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma)". United States Senate. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Raymond, Nate. "US Senate confirms Oklahoma judge over governor's objections". Reuters. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Sara E. Hill at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Notice - Appointment of Judge Sara E. Hill" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Former Cherokee Nation Attorney General Sara E. Hill Nominated to Federal Bench by President Biden". Native News Online. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
External links
- Sara E. Hill at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.