{"id":33309,"date":"2023-10-30T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T04:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=33309"},"modified":"2023-10-30T10:44:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:44:06","slug":"chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-proud-of-historic-judicial-nominee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/30\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-proud-of-historic-judicial-nominee\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation proud of historic judicial nominee"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/30\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-proud-of-historic-judicial-nominee\/sarahill-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33316\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-attachment-id=\"33316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/30\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-proud-of-historic-judicial-nominee\/sarahill-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30\/SaraHill.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sara Hill\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sara Hill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sara Hill, then serving as Attorney General of the Cherokee Nation, speaks at the Sovereignty Symposium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 8, 2022. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid0EN6HjzP8wg7cdTDPqbTp7jGDtqJeHDfyFsV9ezivg6w1WT9hKWyj4N7Ye6TKeWQ8l&gt;Cherokee Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30\/SaraHill-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30\/SaraHill.jpg\" alt=\"Sara Hill\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-33316\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Sara Hill, then serving as Attorney General of the Cherokee Nation, speaks at the Sovereignty Symposium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 8, 2022. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/pfbid0EN6HjzP8wg7cdTDPqbTp7jGDtqJeHDfyFsV9ezivg6w1WT9hKWyj4N7Ye6TKeWQ8l>Cherokee Nation<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Nomination of Sara Hill to federal bench is historic win for Indian Country<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, October 30, 2023<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckHoskin_Jr\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Cherokee Nation<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/\">cherokee.org<\/A><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOn October 18, President Joe Biden announced the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/18\/cherokee-nation-attorney-makes-history-as-first-native-judicial-nominee-in-oklahoma\/>nomination of Sara Hill to be a federal judge<\/a> on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate to this lifetime position, she will be the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge in Oklahoma.<p><\/p>\r\nSara Hill\u2019s nomination is exciting for Cherokee Nation and all of Indian Country, and not only because it is a historic milestone. Hill is highly qualified for this role, with degrees from Northeastern State University and the University of Tulsa, experience serving as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Oklahoma and a nearly two-decade-long career as an attorney with Cherokee Nation, including as the Nation\u2019s first Secretary of Natural Resources and, most recently, as Attorney General.<p><\/p>\r\nShe has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout her career, including receiving the Cherokee Nation Statesmanship Award, being named a 50 Making a Difference honoree from The Journal Record, and being named as a Person to Watch by the Tulsa World.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/18\/cherokee-nation-attorney-makes-history-as-first-native-judicial-nominee-in-oklahoma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29\/sarahill-1.jpe\" alt=\"Cherokee Nation attorney makes history as first Native judicial nominee in Oklahoma\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/18\/cherokee-nation-attorney-makes-history-as-first-native-judicial-nominee-in-oklahoma\/\">\n\t\t\tCherokee Nation attorney makes history as first Native judicial nominee in Oklahoma\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/18\/cherokee-nation-attorney-makes-history-as-first-native-judicial-nominee-in-oklahoma\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sara E. Hill, the former attorney general of the Cherokee Nation, is making history as a nominee to the federal bench.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAs a Cherokee woman, she adds important diversity to the ranks of federal judges and will contribute much-needed expertise in the unique issues affecting Indian Country. Her experience includes leading Cherokee Nation\u2019s legal response in the successful defense of the Indian Child Welfare Act at the U.S. Supreme Court. She represented Cherokee Nation in a lawsuit against opioid distributors, which brought millions of dollars in funding for addiction treatment back to the Cherokee Nation Reservation. She has also been integral to building out the Cherokee Nation\u2019s justice system and navigating the evolving legal landscape following <em>McGirt v. Oklahoma<\/em>.<p><\/p>\r\nI am confident that she will bring to the Northern District the same high level of legal expertise, work ethic and sense of fairness that she brought to her job as Cherokee Nation\u2019s Attorney General during some of the most challenging years in our tribe\u2019s history.<p><\/p>\r\nRecognition of Ms. Hill\u2019s legal work goes far beyond the Cherokee Nation. She is widely respected across Oklahoma and the entire country. That admiration is bipartisan, as President Biden\u2019s nomination of Hill received glowing endorsements from Oklahoma Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin. The <a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/inter-tribal-council-of-five-tribes-approves-resolution-supporting-nomination-of-sara-hill-as-first-female-native-federal-judge>nomination was also endorsed<\/a> by the National Congress of American Indians, the Native American Rights Fund and the Inter-Tribal Council representing the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole Nations.<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nDeputy Chief Bryan Warner and I are extremely proud of former Attorney General Sara Hill, and we look forward to seeing her confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In the bigger picture, I am excited to see the increasing number of Natives serving as judges and other key roles in the federal court system.<p><\/p>\r\nThe United States and tribal nations have a unique legal and constitutional relationship, and for two centuries, Cherokees have been at the forefront of working to correctly apply federal Indian law. When Sara Hill takes the bench as a federal judge, she will ably carry on that tradition.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<HR><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/23\/chuckhoskinavatar.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Hoskin Jr\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"rounded-circle\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-9\"><EM><A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckHoskin_Jr\">Chuck Hoskin Jr.<\/A> \r\nis the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian \r\ntribe in the United States. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the \r\nCherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from \r\n1899-1903. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, Hoskin served as the tribe\u2019s \r\nSecretary of State. He also formerly served as a member of the Council of the \r\nCherokee Nation, representing District 11 for six years.<\/EM><\/div><\/div><HR>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/10\/18\/cherokee-nation-attorney-makes-history-as-first-native-judicial-nominee-in-oklahoma\/\" title=\"Cherokee Nation attorney makes history as first Native judicial nominee in Oklahoma\">Cherokee Nation attorney makes history as first Native judicial nominee in Oklahoma<\/a> (October 18, 2023)<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sara Hill\u2019s nomination is exciting for Cherokee Nation and all of Indian Country, and not only because it is a historic milestone.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,13,9,14],"tags":[3586,1961,77,427,428,76,86,1089,53,72,296,564,8,7,127,1823,4291,254,91,220,154],"class_list":["post-33309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-opinion","category-politics","tag-118th","tag-bryan-warner","tag-cherokee","tag-chickasaw","tag-choctaw","tag-chuck-hoskin","tag-icwa","tag-james-lankford","tag-joe-biden","tag-judiciary","tag-markwayne-mullin","tag-muscogee","tag-narf","tag-ncai","tag-oklahoma","tag-opioids","tag-sara","tag-seminole","tag-senate","tag-sovereignty","tag-treaties","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/30\/SaraHill.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-8Ff","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33309"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33318,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33309\/revisions\/33318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}