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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[citation needed] |
Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) Washington University Yale University (JD) |
Kevin K. Washburn (born 1967) is an American law professor, former dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law,[1] and current Dean of the University of Iowa College of Law.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.