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Vaden, Stephen Alexander

Born 1982 in Memphis, TN

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 3, 2020, to a seat vacated by Delissa Anne Ridgway. Confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2020, and received commission on December 21, 2020.

Education:
Vanderbilt University, B.A., 2004
Yale Law School, J.D., 2008

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Julia Smith Gibbons, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2008-2009
Law clerk, Hon. Samuel H. Mays, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2009-2010
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2011-2017
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2017-2020; senior advisor to the Office of General Counsel, 2017; principal deputy general counsel, 2017-2018; general counsel, 2018-2020

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of International Trade, October 17, 2019; no Senate vote