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Danna Jackson, a Kootenai descandant who grew up in Montana on the Flathead Reservation, was nominated by President Joe Biden on Wednesday to become a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Jackson, who has spent much of her legal career focused on Indian law and natural resources, must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. If confirmed, Jackson would be the fifth active Native American federal district court judge in the country, the fifth in the history of the federal judiciary, and the first Native American federal judge in Montana.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is commending the historic confirmation of a Diné woman to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge in California. Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation from Tuba City, Arizona, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday to serve as the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

The President is announcing 9 new federal judicial nominees, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and

The White House on Wednesday touted the diversity of President Biden's judicial nominees as it announced nine new federal judicial nominations.

News Release Navajo Nation - Office of the President and Vice President Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer congratulate Judge