Lawrence King

Chief Judge Lawrence King retired from the Morongo Band of Mission Indians after four years of service in 2024. Judge King was the Chief Judge for the Colorado River Indian Tribes Tribal Court, he was with that Court from 2009 to 2022. He is a Magistrate for the Town of Paradise Valley. He was a Deputy Judge for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. Before his appointment as Chief Judge for the Colorado River Indian Tribes in 2014, Judge King worked as a Judge Pro Tempore and Acting Chief Judge for Colorado River Indian Tribes; Judge Pro Tempore for the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, the Hualapai Tribe and the White Mountain Apache Tribe. In his career as a civil servant, Judge King has served the public by working for Governor Rose Mofford of Arizona and Lt. Governor Thomas P. O’Neil, III of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was also a Candidate for United States House of Representatives in 2002. He clerked for Judge Stephen L. Reinhart on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge King is on the Board of the Arizona Magistrates Association and is a Past-President. Judge King is a member of the California Tribal Court-State Court Forum; member and former Chair of the Arizona State Court, Tribal Court, Federal Court Forum; member of the California Tribal Court Judges Association; and former Chair of the Arizona Minority Judges Caucus. He routinely presents at conferences and teaches continuing education subjects.