Here is “Leaving a legacy: Judge Gary Bass discusses his career
at Tulalip Tribal Court”:
An excerpt:
Honorable Judge Gary Bass, a Colville tribal citizen, has been a staple at the Tulalip Tribal Court for over a decade. He has witnessed the growth in staff, programs, and the selection of the court as one of three chosen as a pilot project to exercise special criminal jurisdiction as authorized by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 over non-Indians regarding domestic violence.
Recently Judge Bass received a lifetime achievement award from the Northwest Indian Bar Association in recognition for his long-term work in Indian country. The award recognizes his 49 years of law practice and work with Native communities. See-Yaht-Sub was able to sit down with Judge Bass and discuss his work in Indian country and his retirement from Tulalip Tribal Court at the end of this year.
Turtle Talk 
I like this article because it is largely in the words of Judge Bass. Because he is not a self-promoter at all, there’s more everyone should know about him. He went to law school at the University of Washington at a time when few Native Americans were going and he became one of the most respected trial lawyers in the city of Seattle. His practice ranged from simple estate planning to representing criminal defendants in large federal cases. He was the lawyer that represented Indians criminally charged by the State during the occupation of Fort Lawton. His work to make Tulalip criminal court more holistic and therapeutic has been honored by Harvard’s Honoring Nations program. He’s not only a role model because he defied odds and went to law school, but also because he is an amazing trial lawyer and a great judge.