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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2002

Is Secretary of Interior Gale Norton looking for a new job? The former Colorado attorney general is eyeing a federal judgeship, Al Kamen of The Washington Post reports today.

"Detractors might criticize her for a lack of courtroom experience," Kamen writes in his "In The Loop" column.

Kamen goes on to say that Norton has been held in contempt for her handling of the Indian trust and faces potential sanctions in a case related to the protection of manatees. "She's been getting some experience lately, but not perhaps the kind she's looking for," he writes.

Get the Story:
In The Loop: Hickory Dickory Docket (The Washington Post 12/4)

Relevant Links:
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Cobell v. Norton, Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/index.htm
Trust Reform, NCAI - http://www.ncai.org/main/pages/
issues/other_issues/trust_reform.asp

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