Christopher R. Kavanaugh

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Christopher R. Kavanaugh
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United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
Assumed office
October 7, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byThomas T. Cullen
Daniel P. Bubar (acting)
Personal details
Born1980 (age 41–42)
Gastonia, North Carolina
EducationGeorgia Tech (BE)
University of Virginia (JD)

Christopher Robert Kavanaugh (born 1980)[1] is an American lawyer 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 was a member of the team that secured convictions against four Blackwater employees in connection with the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad.[3]

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.[4] On August 10, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Kavanaugh to be the United States attorney for the Western District of Virginia.[5] On September 30, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[6] On October 5, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[7] On the evening of October 7, 2021, he was sworn into office by deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco.[8]

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. ^ "Four Former Blackwater Employees Found Guilty of Charges in Fatal Nisur Square Shooting in Iraq". 22 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Warner & Kaine Announce Recommendations for U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia". Mark R. Warner. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 11, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "PN1040 - Nomination of Christopher R. Kavanaugh for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  8. ^ "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.


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Preceded by
 United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
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