[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                      Nomination of Lauren J. King

  Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I come to the floor this afternoon to 
support the nomination of Lauren King to serve as judge for the U.S. 
District Court of Western Washington. I am pleased to have recommended 
her to President Biden.
  As a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, Ms. King will be the first 
Native American Federal judge from my home State and only the sixth-
ever Native judge in our country's history.
  She is extremely well qualified and has an abundance of Tribal court 
experience, something that is very important in my State. We are home 
to 29 federally recognized Tribes, and it is long overdue that our 
Federal court system includes those who have deep understanding and 
appreciation of Tribal trust responsibilities and Federal Indian law.
  Ms. King has extensive litigation experience and is a recognized 
leader in Tribal law. She has been a pro tem appellate judge for the 
Northwest Intertribal Court System since 2013. She has also served as a 
commissioner on the Washington State Gambling Commission and chairs her 
law firm's Native American Law Practice Group.
  A graduate from the University of Washington and the University of 
Virginia School of Law, she has also taught Federal Indian law at 
Seattle University. She has earned the support of the National Congress 
of American Indians, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and 
other leading Native organizations.
  I know she will make an excellent addition to our court in the 
Western District of Washington, and I urge my colleagues to support her 
nomination.