Vanessa Waldref | |
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United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington | |
In office October 7, 2021 –January 13, 2025 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | William D. Hyslop |
Succeeded by | Richard Barker (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Spokane,Washington,U.S. |
Spouse | Jeff Brogan |
Children | 1 |
Education | Georgetown University (BA,JD) |
Vanessa Ruth Waldref (born 1980) [1] is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Washington from 2021 to 2025.
Waldref is a native of Spokane,Washington. Her sister,Amber Waldref,served as a member of the Spokane City Council. [2] [3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2008. [4]
Waldref served as a law clerk for Judge John D. Bates of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was an associate at Morrison &Foerster from 2008 to 2010,Lukins &Annis from 2010 to 2011,and Lee &Hayes from 2012 to 2013. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington from 2013 to 2020. She has most recently served as a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division. [5]
Waldref was nominated to serve as United States attorney for the Eastern District of Washington on July 26,2021. [6] On September 23,2021,her nomination was reported out of committee. [7] On September 30,2021,her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote. She was sworn into office on October 7,2021,by chief judge Stanley Bastian. [8]
Waldref and her husband,Jeff Brogan,have a child and live in Spokane,Washington. [9]