JoAnn Jayne is an American and
Navajo politician and attorney from
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
, who served as a
Democratic member of the
Montana House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009.
She served as Justice of the Peace in
Lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
and
Sanders County, Montana
Sanders County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,400. Its county seat is Thompson Falls. The county was founded in 1905.
It has an annual county fair with rodeo at Plains.
Geography
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counties from 2012 to 2014. Jayne was the Democratic nominee in 2008 and 2012 for
District Court Judge for Sanders and Lake counties. In 2012, she lost her bid for election after plagiarism charges regarding her application surfaced. She was also accused of illegal campaign practices by the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, but was not formally charged. She had worked for them as an attorney from 1998 to 2000.
In 2018, Jayne was confirmed as Chief Justice of the Navajo Nation, succeeding Thomas J. Holgate and becoming the first non-acting chief justice since Herb Yazzie in 2015.
See also
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List of first women lawyers and judges in Montana
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Montana. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their st ...
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List of Native American jurists
This is a dynamic list of Native Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, administrative law judges or tribal court judges. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts and their tribal m ...
References
External links
Montana House of Representatives - Joey JayneOfficial Montana State Legislature website
Joey Jayne for District Court JudgeOfficial campaign website
Project Vote Smart - Representative Joey Jayne (MT)profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Joey Jayne
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campaign contributions
Members of the Montana House of Representatives
1957 births
Living people
Women state legislators in Montana
University of Montana alumni
Navajo lawyers
Native American state legislators in Montana
Native American women in politics
20th-century Native Americans
21st-century Native American politicians
20th-century Native American women
21st-century Native American women
Navajo leaders
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