Branch named civil deputy attorney for Coconino County
Courtesy | Coconino County Attorney's Office
Coconino County Attorney Ammon Barker stands with Ethel Branch, the county's new civil deputy attorney. Branch, Diné from Leupp, Ariz., served as the 11th and 13th attorney general of the Navajo Nation.
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Former Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch is the Coconino County Attorney’s Office’s new civil deputy attorney.
Branch, who served as the 11th and 13th attorney general of the Navajo Nation, is Bįįh Bitoodnii and born for Naakaii Dine’é. She was raised on her family’s ranch south of Tsiizizii.
“We are thrilled to welcome Ethel Branch as a new civil deputy attorney for Coconino County,” said Coconino County Attorney Ammon Barker. “Ethel’s extensive experience and dedication to public service make her a perfect fit for this role.
“We are confident that her legal expertise will benefit our county and help us continue to provide the highest level of service to our community.”
Barker’s leadership is truly inspiring, said Branch.
“I am honored to join his team of hardworking attorneys,” she said Friday night. “They embody the best ideals of the legal profession: honor, integrity, discipline, a commitment to excellence, compassion, and kindness.
“It is a special honor to serve the county I was born and raised in and whose people and lands I care deeply about.”
Branch is a graduate of Harvard Law School, the Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard College.
As attorney general, Branch oversaw critical legal work involving tribal and federal matters, including addressing the Gold King Mine Spill, aiding the preservation of Shash Jaa’, and securing the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement.
“We are thrilled to have this superb public servant and highly experienced advocate join our team,” the Coconino County Attorney’s Office wrote in its news post today.
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