Laura lake biography

American lawyer, interior designer, author, businesswoman and consultant

Lauren Laniece Lake^[2] (born July 12, 1969^[3][4]) is an American family lawyer, television judge, and talk show presenter.^[5]

Lake has performed in guest hosting and news anchoring positions for various talk shows and reality legal programs.^[6] In much of her guest hosting, she has discussed racial, ethnic, gender, and political issues.

She was the host of HGTV's how-to series Spice Up My Kitchen.^[6]

Lake is best known for arbitrating as the presiding judge over her own tabloid talk/nontraditional courtroom series, Lauren Lake's Paternity Court.

The series ran for seven seasons and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award five times, including a win in 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

Lake was born in Detroit, Michigan.^[7] Describing her parents, Lake said, "These were Black people wh