Kavanaugh Has Served as U.S. Attorney since October 2021
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – United States Attorney Chris Kavanaugh released the following statement:
"Today, I am announcing my plans to resign from my position as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia effective at year’s end, following the commencement of my wife Jasmine Hyejung Yoon’s service as a United States District Court Judge this September. During this brief period of overlap, any cases in which the United States is a party, including all criminal matters, will be assigned to the other judges within the Western District of Virginia in accordance with the Court’s standing order for assignment of cases.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/united-states-attorney-chris-kavanaugh-announces-departure-years-end