Diane Humetewa

Humetewa was confirmed 96-0 to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. She is a former U.S. attorney in Arizona and a member of the Hopi tribe. She is now the first active member of a Native American tribe to serve on the federal bench and only the third Native American in history to do so.

Her confirmation elicited a rare moment of bipartisan celebration on Twitter from the White House and Republican senators:

• Eric Schultz
  Senate just confirmed 3 judges 96-0 but still had to break R filibuster to do so. Includes 1st Native American woman to serve as fed judge!
• John McCain
  Congrats to #Arizona's Diane Humetewa - confirmed today as the first Native American woman to ever serve on the federal bench!
• Jeff Flake
  Good day! Senate just confirmed 3 AZ judges: Steven Logan, John Tuchi and Diane Humetewa, the first Native American woman on fed. bench.

The National Congress of American Indians also celebrated Humetewa's achievement.

"NCAI greatly appreciates the efforts of the President and Senate in achieving this historic confirmation," the organization said in a statement. "There are many qualified, talented people like Diane Humetewa in Indian Country who are able and willing to serve. We eagerly anticipate many more nominations of Native people to the federal bench and other offices."