Professor Ferguson-Bohnee has substantial experience in Indian law, election law and policy matters, voting rights, and status clarification of tribes. A member of the Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe, she serves as the Native Vote Election Protection Coordinator for the State of Arizona
Patty A. Ferguson-Bohnee is an attorney at Sacks Tierney and also serves as the Director, Indian Legal Clinic and Clinical Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2001: Parker School Certificate of Foreign and Comparative Law; Notes Editor, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 2000-2001
- Université de Paris VII, Fulbright Scholar, 1997-1998
- Stanford University, A.B. with Honors, 1997
Community Leadership
- Miss Indian Arizona Association
Bar & Court Admissions
- Arizona, 2001
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2003
- Tohono O’odham Justice Court, 2004
- Ak-Chin Indian Community Court, 2007
- Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Court, 2007
- Gila River Indian Community Court, 2007
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2009
Honors & Awards
- American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence Award, 2020
- Chambers and Partners: Native American Law – Arizona (Band 2), Chambers USA, 2020, 2021
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Woman of the Year, Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards, Phoenix Indian Center, 2015
- Judge Learned Hand Award (Emerging Leadership): American Jewish Committee (Arizona Region), 2011
Professional & Industry Memberships
- Director, Indian Legal Clinic, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
- State Bar of Arizona: Indian Law Section Executive Council
- Arizona State, Tribal and Federal Court Forum: Intergovernmental Cooperation Workgroup
- Federal Bar Association: Indian Law Section
- Northwest Indian Bar Association
- Native American Bar Association
- New York State Certified Mediator
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Betty Binns Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2002-2003
Language Fluency
- French
Reported Cases
- Arizona Minority Coalition for Fair Redistricting v. Arizona Indep. Redistricting Comm’n, 121 F.3d 843 (Ariz. App. 2005)