Tina Glory

Glory was a member of the Cherokee Nation.^[1] She was the mother of jurist and politician Tina Glory Jordan.^[1]

In September 1996, Glory was selected by the Cherokee Nation tribal council to replace her deceased husband on the council.^[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.^[1]