Kevin K. Washburn
Kevin K. Washburn (born 1967) is an American law professor, former dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, and current Dean of the University of Iowa College of Law. He served in the administration of President Barack Obama as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2012 to 2016. Washburn has also been a federal prosecutor, a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, and the General Counsel of the National Indian Gaming Commission. Washburn is a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, a federally-recognized Native American tribe.
Kevin Washburn | |
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| Dean of the University of Iowa College of Law | |
| Assumed office March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gail Agrawal |
| 12th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs | |
| In office October 9, 2012 – January 1, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Del Laverdure (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Tara Sweeney |
| Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Leo Romero (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Bergman (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1967 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Libby Washburn |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) Washington University Yale University (JD) |
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