Diane Joyce Humetewa at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Arizona · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Diane Joyce Humetewa
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
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AI abuse cases3 directly linked cases
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · April 29, 2026
Bathsheba Nichole Adams v. Kiewit Infrastructure West Company, et al.
- Court response
- Motion Struck; Warning
AI-related ruling · December 18, 2025
Wireless Investors LLC v. Semtech Incorporated, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · March 11, 2025
Arnaoudoff v. Tivity Health Incorporated
- Court response
- Court ignored fake citations and granted motion to correct the record
Biography
Professional career
- Special advisor to the president and special counsel, Office of General Counsel, Arizona State University, 2011-2014
- Professor of practice, Arizona State University College of Law, 2011-2014
- Private practice, Phoenix, AZ, 2009-2011
- Acting chief prosecutor, The Hopi Tribe, Keams Canyon, AZ, 2009-present
- U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona, 2007-2009
- U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (on detail), 2005-2006
- Judge, Hopi Appellate Court, Keams Canyon, AZ, 2002-2007
- senior litigation counsel, 2001-2007
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1998-2007
- special assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1997-1998
- Counsel to the deputy attorney general, Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-1998
- Deputy counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 1993-1996
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Arizona, 2014-present
- United States federal judge
Education
- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law · J.D., 1993
- Phoenix College · A.A.S., 1985
Personal record
Born 1964 · Phoenix, AZ
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Courtwide
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Courtwide
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗Federal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges ↗