Save the Date – Indian Legal Program Welcome Dinner – August 27, 2014

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Please join us in welcoming the ILP’s newly admitted students of 2014.

Date: August 27, 2014
Time:  6:00 p.m.
Place: Round House Cafe, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Comm, 10005 E. Osbourne Rd, Scottsdale, AZ

The Indian Legal Program Welcome Dinner brings together faculty, current students, alumni, law school staff and administration, and legal and native communities to welcome the ILP’s 2014 incoming students.  Please join us!

RSVP – Darlene Lester at darlene.lester@asu.edu or call 480-965-7715.

See below map to SRPMIC  Two Waters Complex, 10005 E. Osbourne Rd, Scottsdale, AZ

Please see Google Directions at http://goo.gl/maps/qMgBL.

Job Opportunity – Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, Louisville, CO Office

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Job Opportunity – Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, Louisville, CO Office
Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP is a nationwide law firm dedicated to the representation of American Indian tribes and organizations.
Our firm goes beyond basic legal services to include legislative and governmental issues, corporate and financial affairs, energy and tax
issues as well as litigation in many forums, including state, federal and tribal courts.

We are seeking for our Louisville, Colorado office:
• A seasoned Litigation Attorney with 5 – 10 years of experience
• An experienced Transaction Attorney with, prefer, 5 years of experience; Experience with environmental law is a plus

Minimum Qualifications include:
• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school
• Status as an active member in good standing of the bar in at least one state jurisdiction and willing to obtain licensure in Colorado
• Must have experience working with Indian tribes and/or tribal entities on a wide variety of legal issues
• Proven skills in effectively communicating with tribal clients, opposing co-counsel, and federal/state/tribal agency representatives
• Excellent analytical, research, and writing abilities

CO Atty 

Job Opportunity – Cultural Resources Specialist

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Job Vacancy Announcement
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Job Title:  Cultural Resources Specialist
Job Announcement Number:  DEU-WTB-2014-007
SALARY RANGE: $75,621.00 to $138,136.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:  May 22, 2014, to June 06, 2014

DUTIES:
The incumbent serves as a Cultural Resources (Historic Preservation) expert in the Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), using accepted, as well as state-of-the-art, anthropological, archeological, and historic preservation procedures and techniques to ensure that the construction of facilities by or on behalf of Commission licensees and applicants complies with NEPA, NHPA, and other preservation laws. The facilities under consideration will include communications antenna structures (towers) and appurtenant facilities, primarily those constructed for wireless communications services, but also those constructed for broadcast, cable television, and other communications services authorized by the Commission, as well as antennas that may be located on existing communications towers or other structures such as buildings and used for wireless or other communications services, and may possibly,  also, include other facilities constructed by or on behalf of Commission licensees. The incumbent will provide support and expertise to WTB and other Bureaus and Offices of the Commission in applying the NHPA, NEPA, ACHP rules, and the Commission’s environmental rules to applications and other matters that implicate these environmental and historic preservation statutes and rules.

Link to announcement:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/370829600

Job Opportunity – Deputy Attorney General, CRIT

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Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) has an opening for a Deputy Attorney General position in CRIT’s Prosecutor’s Office. CRIT is looking for someone with a year or more of criminal law experience (prosecution or defense); Indian Country experience is great but not required.

The areas of your prosecution would range from small crimes (petty theft) to major crimes (like arson and homicide). A large part of the criminal docket is domestic violence prosecution. I’m a Deputy Attorney General in CRIT’s civil section, but I’ve covered some criminal hearings and did a trial. If anyone has questions about the job or what its like to live/work on the California-Arizona border, feel free to email Fatima Abbas at fabbas1986@gmail.com

Job Opportunity – Cultural Resources Specialist

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICERS

Job Vacancy Announcement
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Job Title:  Cultural Resources Specialist
Job Announcement Number:  DEU-WTB-2014-007
SALARY RANGE: $75,621.00 to $138,136.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:  May 22, 2014, to June 06, 2014

DUTIES:
The incumbent serves as a Cultural Resources (Historic Preservation) expert in the Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), using accepted, as well as state-of-the-art, anthropological, archeological, and historic preservation procedures and techniques to ensure that the construction of facilities by or on behalf of Commission licensees and applicants complies with NEPA, NHPA, and other preservation laws. The facilities under consideration will include communications antenna structures (towers) and appurtenant facilities, primarily those constructed for wireless communications services, but also those constructed for broadcast, cable television, and other communications services authorized by the Commission, as well as antennas that may be located on existing communications towers or other structures such as buildings and used for wireless or other communications services, and may possibly,  also, include other facilities constructed by or on behalf of Commission licensees. The incumbent will provide support and expertise to WTB and other Bureaus and Offices of the Commission in applying the NHPA, NEPA, ACHP rules, and the Commission’s environmental rules to applications and other matters that implicate these environmental and historic preservation statutes and rules.

Link to announcement:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/370829600

 

Applications Being Accepted for a Vacancy on the Maricopa County Superior Court

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 20, 2014

Contact:  Blanca Moreno
(602) 452-3308

Applications are being accepted for a vacancy on the Superior Court in Maricopa County created by the resignation of Judge Douglas Rayes.

The Maricopa County Commission on Trial Court Appointments will review applications, interview selected applicants and recommend at least three nominees for the vacancy to Governor Jan Brewer, who will appoint the new judge.

Applicants must be at least 30 years old, admitted to practice law in Arizona, a resident of Arizona for the past five years, and a resident of Maricopa County for the past year.

Applications can be obtained from the Administrative Office of the Courts, Human Resources Department, 1501 W. Washington, Suite 221, Phoenix, AZ. 85007; by calling (602) 452-3311; by sending an electronic mail request to: jnc@courts.az.gov; or at the Judicial Department website:  http://www.azcourts.gov/jnc.

The original completed application, 5 double-sided copies, and a single-sided copy must be returned to the Administrative Office of the Courts, Human Resources Department, 1501 W. Washington, Suite 221, Phoenix, AZ, 85007, by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2014.

Applicants for the recent vacancies in Maricopa County DO need to reapply to be considered for the new vacancy.

The Commission may, at its discretion, use the applications filed for this vacancy to nominate candidates for any additional vacancies known to the Commission before the screening meeting for this vacancy is held.

All meetings of the Maricopa County Commission on Trial Court Appointments are open to the public.  Meeting dates will be announced.  The new judge will be paid $145,000 annually.

ILP Alum Diane Humetewa (Class of 1993) is the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge

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Sen. Heitkamp Statement on Humetewa Confirmation

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today issued the following statement after the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Diane J. Humetewa to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.

Humetewa is the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge, and the third Native American ever to do so.

“The confirmation of Ms. Humetewa to serve on the federal bench is historic,” said Heitkamp. “As the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge, I have no doubt that she will hold the court to the highest standards, as she has done throughout her career. Her vast and diverse experience shows that she is more than qualified for this position – from her work as a prosecutor and appellate court judge to her tribe, the Hopi Nation in Arizona, to her advocacy for victims’ rights to her work in academia. She’s an inspiration to Native American families across North Dakota and the country, and I hope that other young Native Americans strive to give back to their communities and stand up for others in the way that Ms. Humetewa has. It’s long overdue that Native Americans are better represented on the federal bench, and today’s vote is an important step forward.”

Congrats Diane!

Job Opportunity – DOJ

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This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
 District of Arizona
 Opening: April 28, 2014
 Closing date: May 19, 2014
 Vacancy Announcement Number14-AZ-03

About the Office: The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), District of Arizona, is seeking applications from attorneys for multiple Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) positions in one of the largest USAOs in the nation. The USAO handles cases on behalf of the federal government in both its Criminal and Civil Divisions. The Criminal Division prosecutes a wide range of federal cases involving organized crime, terrorism, complex securities and fraud cases, immigration offenses, alien smuggling, narcotics, health care fraud, public corruption and violent crimes originating on public lands and in Arizona’s federally recognized Indian tribes. The work of the AUSAs in this district mirrors the varied activities of the federal government and offers perhaps the most challenging and diverse caseload of any law office, public or private, in the country.

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: AUSAs have the opportunity to represent the interests of the United States of America in the United States District Court of Arizona and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in performing this important public service, to exercise responsibility that is unparalleled in any other job that a litigator might undertake. AUSAs immediately undertake numerous cases, many high profile, in any of several units within each division.

Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least 1* year post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience. In addition, be able to work well with client agencies, possess superior oral and written communication skills, have strong character and interpersonal skills; have demonstrated the capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding environment.

Preferred qualifications: United States citizenship is required.

Travel: Travel throughout Arizona and nation-wide may be necessary.

Type of Position: All initial attorney appointments to the Department of Justice are made on a 14 month (temporary) basis pending favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

Salary Information: Assistant United States Attorneys’ pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $45,027 to $119,174 plus locality pay where authorized.

Location: Vacancies will be filled in Tucson, AZ

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Application Process and Deadline Date: Application Process and Deadline Date: Your application must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday May 19, 2014 and documents must include: 1) your resume; 2) the attached questionnaire 3) one writing sample consisting of 15 pages or less; and 4) references. The application documents should be contained within one file (with one filename), preferable in PDF format. Should you need assistance with converting your document(s) into a PDF format, please consider contacting a commercial document copying / handling service of your choice.

All applicants will need to submit their completed application to USAAZ.AttorneyApplications@usdoj.gov. Please specify in the subject line Tucson, Arizona, 14-AZ-03. Also, include contact information such as a return email address and phone number in the message.

Security Requirements: Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

Internet Sites: This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html.

Department Policies: Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. § 545 for district-specific information.

The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, on the basis of personal favoritism, or any non merit factor. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the United States Attorneys’ Offices. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, non-U.S. Citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. Citizens are extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department’s mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans’ preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the “point” system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).

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The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.

Congrats to ILP student Jeremiah Chin, (Class of 2014) Recipient of the Ross-Blakley Law Library Award for Exemplary Student Research

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First Place: Jeremiah Chin, Red Law, White Supremacy: Cherokee Freedmen, Tribal Sovereignty and the Colonial Feedback Loop

Second Place: Jennifer Walston, Arizona’s Domestic Violence Victims Need a More Safety-Centered Approach in Their Pursuit of Family Court Orders

The Ross-Blakley Law Library at the Sandra O’Connor College of Law is pleased to announce the 2014 recipients of The Ross-Blakley Law Library Award for Exemplary Student Research.  Jeremiah Chin is the first place award recipient for his paper, Red Law, White Supremacy: Cherokee Freedmen, Tribal Sovereignty and the Colonial Feedback Loop and Jennifer Walston earned second-place honors for, Arizona’s Domestic Violence Victims Need a More Safety-Centered Approach in Their Pursuit of Family Court Orders. Jeremiah Chin and Jennifer Walston’s papers demonstrate sophistication and originality in the use of research materials, exceptional innovation in research strategy, and skillful synthesis of research results into a comprehensive scholarly analysis.

A review panel comprised of librarians Victoria Trotta and Beth DiFelice and Associate Clinical Professor Kimberly Holst selected the winners from the competitive entries.

In addition to receiving a monetary award, the winners are also invited to publish their papers in the Law Library’s digital scholarship repository, and to feature their papers in the Law Library Display Case.

Chin’s research highlights the intersections of race and sovereignty and raises important questions about shifting conceptions of citizenship, self-determination, racial identity, and indigeneity in the United States. His paper blends legal and academic publications, secondary historical research, archival research and case law from several different courts.  Chin says one of the big discoveries he found while researching for the paper was not only the amount of Cherokee law that was digitally archived online, but also the extent to which the Dawes Rolls and other historical government documents are available through the United States Government Archives. The discovery of these resources allowed him to look at the form and content of the Dawes Rolls, a crucial document for analysis, and even look-up the names of individuals mentioned within the research study. He goes on to say that unlike many other papers he has written, this paper mixes archival research with a case that has yet to reach a final decision in federal court. Therefore his research not only encompassed historical texts, but also included different Google alerts and social media to locate information about the ongoing cases and conflicts to ensure that the case law is up-to-date.

http://www.law.asu.edu/library/2014RecipientsoftheRossBlakleyLawLibraryAwardforExemplaryStudentResearch.aspx