Christopher R. Kavanaugh Sworn in as US Attorney for Western Virginia

In a private ceremony, Christopher Robert Kavanaugh was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia on Thursday evening. The Honorable Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, administered the oath of office at the ceremony in Washington D.C.

President Joseph R. Biden nominated Mr. Kavanaugh to be the United States Attorney on August 10, 2021. The United States Senate confirmed his nomination on October 5, 2021.

Speaking at the ceremony, U.S. Attorney Kavanaugh expressed his gratitude and commitment to serving the citizens of the Western District of Virginia. ‘It is the honor of my life to serve as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. I know that the federal prosecutors here tirelessly serve the citizens of the Western District of Virginia in their pursuit of justice, and I am grateful for the opportunity to lead such a talented and dedicated team of public servants,’

U.S. Attorney Kavanaugh is a career federal prosecutor, having served as an Assistant United States Attorney for both the United States Attorney’s Office in Charlottesville and the District of Columbia. During his career, Mr. Kavanaugh directed numerous multi-agency investigations and prosecutions, including the hate crimes prosecution of James Fields for the August 12, 2017 car attack in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Mr. Kavanaugh also served as the District’s chief national security prosecutor, and spent time supervising and training fellow prosecutors while serving as the Counsel to the U.S. Attorney and Senior Litigation Counsel. Most recently, Mr. Kavanaugh was Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Attorney Kavanaugh graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable James C. Cacheris, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.

U.S. Attorney Kavanaugh is now responsible for leading the Western District of Virginia, where he will oversee federal law enforcement efforts and work closely with local law enforcement agencies, defense counsel, and the court.

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