Former Tribal Lawyer’s Judicial Nomination Advances in Senate

The nomination of former Cherokee Nation top attorney Sara Hill to a federal trial court seat in Oklahoma advanced in the Senate Judiciary Committee with bipartisan support.

The panel on Thursday approved Hill’s selection to the US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 14-7.

Hill, who’s now in private practice, would be the first American Indian woman to serve any federal court in the state. She’d also be one of the few American Indian judges to have served in federal courts.

President Joe Biden, who has prioritized professional and demographic diversity in his judicial appointments, has named three ...