Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 10-061

• File #: 10-061
• Version: 1
• Name: N/A
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/27/2010
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: 6/14/2010
• Final action: 6/14/2010
• Enactment date: 6/14/2010
• Enactment #: R-51-10
• Title: A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROSPECTIVE NOMINATION OF CHEROKEE NATION CITIZEN KEITH HARPER TO THE UNITED STATES 10TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
• Sponsors: Meredith Frailey
• Indexes: Court of Appeals, Resolution of Support
• Code sections: N/A - Not Applicable

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2010	1	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
6/14/2010	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
5/27/2010	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Fail
5/27/2010	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass

Title

A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROSPECTIVE NOMINATION OF CHEROKEE NATION CITIZEN KEITH HARPER TO THE UNITED STATES 10TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government in behalf of the Cherokee people;

WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America;

WHEREAS, Robert H. Henry, chief judge of the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has resigned his post. A President Clinton appointee, Henry served the 10th Circuit for nearly 16 years and served 23 months as chief judge.  Judge Henry's resignation is effective June 30^th creating a vacancy for President Obama;

WHEREAS, President Obama's prospective nomination of Keith Harper, a Cherokee Nation citizen, to the  United States 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals would make him the first  American Indian to serve as a federal appeals court judge and

WHEREAS, Keith Harper is true to Cherokee attributes; he has dedicated more than a decade leading a legal team standing up for tribal citizens against the unwelcome intrusion  of the federal government, holding the government accountable when it has harmed Indians; fighting against long odds for what is right;

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that it firmly supports the prospective nomination of Keith Harper to the United States 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals.