Hon. Diane J. Humetewa, the first Native American woman and the first enrolled tribal member to serve as a U.S. federal judge, delivered the Justice Jackson Lecture on the topic of public trust and confidence in the courts. Her lecture was entitled  “Reposing the Public’s Special Trust and Confidence in Your Wisdom, Uprightness & Learning: A Discussion About Instilling and Maintaining Confidence in Our Courts." 

Polling suggests that trust in and approval of the nation’s highest court, the Supreme Court of the United States, remains at or near historic lows. Judge Humetewa discusses what judges at all court levels can do to improve public trust and confidence.