Christopher R. Kavanaugh

Christopher R. Kavanaugh
United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 7, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byThomas T. Cullen
Daniel P. Bubar (acting)
Personal details
Born
Christopher Robert Kavanaugh

1980 (age 43–44)
Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S.
SpouseJasmine H. Yoon
EducationGeorgia Institute of Technology (BE)
University of Virginia (JD)

Christopher Robert Kavanaugh (born 1980)[1] is an American attorney who is the United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.

Education

Kavanaugh received his Bachelor of Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2006.[2]

Career

Kavanaugh was a law clerk for Judge James C. Cacheris of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2014, Kavanaugh was an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

Kavanaugh served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia from 2014 to 2021. In this role, he was the chief national security prosecutor, senior litigation counsel, and counsel to the United States attorney for the Western District of Virginia. He has served as senior counsel for the United States deputy attorney general. Since 2011, he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he teaches federal criminal practice and trial advocacy.[2]

U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia

In March 2021, Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner recommended Kavanaugh and one other candidate to the White House.[3] On August 10, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Kavanaugh to be the United States attorney for the Western District of Virginia.[4] On September 30, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On October 5, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[6] On the evening of October 7, 2021, he was sworn into office by deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco.[7] On August 28, 2024, he announced his intent to resign from his position as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia effective at the end of the year.[8][9]

Personal life

Kavanaugh is married to Jasmine H. Yoon, the former vice president of corporate integrity, ethics, and investigations at Capital One and a judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Warner & Kaine Announce Recommendations for U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia". Mark R. Warner. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations" (Press release). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "PN1040 - Nomination of Christopher R. Kavanaugh for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  7. ^ "Christopher R. Kavanaugh Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia" (Press release). Roanoke, Virginia: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District Virginia. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "United States Attorney Chris Kavanaugh Announces Departure at Year's End". justice.gov (Press release). Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Raymond, Nate. "Top federal prosecutor in western Virginia to resign after wife named judge". Reuters. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Jasmine Yoon will be nominated for Western District judgeship". The Roanoke Times. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.


Legal offices
Preceded by United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
2021–present 		Incumbent