Jessica Diane Aber (born 1981) is an American lawyer who is the

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for the

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Education

Aber received her

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, ''

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'', from the University of Richmond in 2003 and her

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from William & Mary Law School in 2006.

Career

Aber began her legal career as a law clerk for then-Magistrate Judge

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of the

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from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2008, she was an associate at

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. From 2009 to 2021, she was an

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in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. From 2015 to 2016, she served on a detail assignment as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the

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. Since 2016, she has been the deputy chief of the criminal division for the office.

U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia

In March 2021, Senators

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and

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recommended Aber and one other candidate to the White House. On August 10, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Aber to be the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. On September 30, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee by

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. On October 5, 2021, her nomination was confirmed in the

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. She received her commission on October 7, 2021, and was sworn in on October 12, 2021, by Chief Judge

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and Judge

References

External links

Biography at U.S. Department of Justice
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