She joined in 1996 after she was selected to replace her husband who had died.
[1] She was the mother of jurist and politician Tina Glory Jordan.
[1] She accepted this position and was sworn in as a member of the tribal council on September 17, 1996.
[1] Her appointment to the tribal council had significant implications for her daughter's career.
[1] The Cherokee Nation Judicial Appeals Tribunal had previously ruled that if Tina Glory took a seat on the tribal council, her daughter would become ineligible to continue serving as a district judge due to tribal laws regarding nepotism.