--- title: "Lauren Jennifer King | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lauren-jennifer-king" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Lauren Jennifer King U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington - State: Washington - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American attorney and United States district judge for the Western District of Washington, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021 and confirmed by the Senate 55–44 - Pro tem appellate judge, Northwest Intertribal Court System, 2013-2021 - Principal at Foster Garvey, P.C., Seattle, WA (2012–2021), chairing the Native American Law Practice Group - Adjunct professor, Seattle University School of Law, 2020 - Associate at K&L Gates (2008–2009) - Adjunct professor of Federal Indian Law at Seattle University School of Law ### Education - University of Virginia School of Law (JD, 2008) - University of Washington (BA, 2004) ### Additional information - Commission issued: December 7, 2021 - Sworn in: December 15, 2021 - Senate confirmation: October 5, 2021, by a 55–44 vote - Commissioner, Washington State Gambling Commission, 2020-2021 - Nominated: May 12, 2021, by President Biden to replace Robert S. Lasnik, who took senior status in 2016 - Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 2008-2021 - Associate at Byrnes Keller Cromwell (2010–2012) - Born 1982. - Date of birth: 1982-07-06 - Historic note: First Native American federal judge in Washington State and the sixth Native American federal judge in U.S. history - U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, with chambers at the U.S. Courthouse, 700 Stewart Street, Suite 1513, Seattle, WA. - Notable: First Native American Article III judge in Washington State - She has extensive experience in federal trial work, including intellectual property and complex commercial disputes. - She handles a broad range of federal cases, including civil, criminal, and administrative matters. - Birth place: Oklahoma City ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10824736) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10824736) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10824736) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [King, Lauren Jennifer](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10824736) - [Wikidata: Lauren J. King](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106811643) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lauren-jennifer-king", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lauren-jennifer-king", "name": "Lauren Jennifer King | KnowJudges", "description": "Lauren Jennifer King, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.