Cole Bauman holds a JD from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and a BA in economics from the University of Notre Dame. While in law school, Cole was an editor for the Jurimetrics Journal and served on the school’s Moot Court Board and Native American Law Students Association Chapter Board.
After his first year of law school, Cole served as a legal writing and advocacy teaching assistant at the Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaska Natives. During his second year, Cole became a research assistant to Professor Patricia Ferguson-Bohnee. Prior to graduation, Cole interned for two law firms in their Indian law practice groups and externed for the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps and the Honorable Judge Diane J. Humetewa at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Cole graduated with pro bono distinction and was named a Willard H. Pedrick Scholar in recognition of academic excellence during the 2019 Spring Semester.
Cole is a member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and is excited to serve Indian country as a law clerk at Barnhouse Keegan Solimon & West LLP.