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In a historic move, Shanlyn Park has been confirmed as the first Native Hawaiian woman to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for Hawaii.
In a historic vote last week, Judge Shanlyn Park was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai'i, making her the first Native Hawaiian woman to serve as a district court judge. The U.S. Senate confirmed Park in a bipartisan vote of 53-45. Native Hawaiians comprise 21.8% of the population served by the district where Judge Park will preside.
Blackfeet activist, banker, mother and trailblazer Elouise Cobell, who died in 2011, led a nearly 13-year-long fight for fairness and accountability from the federal government after it was discovered withholding
President Biden has expressed his intention to put forth Sara Hill (Cherokee) as a nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Sara E. Hill and John D. Russell will be nominated for Oklahoma's Northern District, based in Tulsa, the White House said.