Hilary Tompkins

Hilary Tompkins
Solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior
In office
June 2009 – January 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid Bernhardt
Succeeded byDaniel Jorjani
Personal details
Born
Zuni, New Mexico, U.S.
CitizenshipNavajo Nation
United States
EducationDartmouth College
Stanford University

Hilary Chandler Tompkins is an American lawyer who served as the solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2009 to 2017. A citizen of the Navajo Nation, she was the first Native American woman to hold the position of solicitor. Prior to her federal service, she served as chief legal counsel to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. Tompkins became a partner at Hogan Lovells in 2017.

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