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A snippet:
[G]uess how many federal judges in Oklahoma, and in the rest of the United States, have ever been of Native American descent? Over the past nine generations since the Trail of Tears started depositing its survivors, the number is two. Let me repeat: Of the thousands of federal judges who have served across the nation over the past 224 years since Article III of the Constitution created our federal judiciary, there have been only two Native American jurists, according to statistics at the Federal Judicial Center, the official source of such biographical information about the federal judiciary.
And one of those two, U.S. District Judge Frank Howell Seay, who sits today with senior status in Oklahoma, didn’t even know about his native heritage until he was in his 50s and on the bench (in other words, his nomination and confirmation were based upon the presumption that Seay was a regular ol’ white guy). The other Native American federal judge to ever serve on the bench was Billy Burrage, also in Oklahoma, who was nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton in 1994. He resigned in 2001. To give you a frame of reference, there have been (just) 170 black federal judges in the nation’s history.
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Please note that the late U.S. District Judge Samuel P. King of Hawaii was part Hawaiian. Here is a link to his obituary in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Judge_Samuel_King_94_dies_of_massive_stroke.html
Oklahoma’s dismissive attitude towards its tribal nations is reflected not just in our Congressmen’s knee-jerk reaction to Mr. Mikkanen’s appointment. In yesterday’s State of the State Address, Governor Mary Fallin remarked that:
“One hundred and twenty-two years ago, many thousands of pioneers came in covered wagons to the unsettled lands of Oklahoma. They built tent cities in the unsettled wilderness.”
Mr. Mikkanen’s nomination serves as an uncomfortable reminder that this state was created not out of wilderness but through the usurpation of the lands and rights of many tribal nations, many of which were forced from their native homes and promised this land in perpetuity. It will be a great loss to the federal bench if this fine candidate is rejected merely because this state’s leaders refuse to face the sins of the past and recognize what is right for our future.
Good Luck Arvo!!
And in her inaugural address the Governor stated, “Pioneers who ventured to our state were in pursuit of a new life…a better life…for themselves and their families. They embodied the Oklahoma Spirit, a spirit of industry, creativity, ambition, and a sense of community. And through their wisdom, foresight and courage, prairies became productive farmland and towns were built on a once barren wilderness.”