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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. Service terminated on July 7, 2025, due to resignation.
Education:
Vanderbilt University, B.A., 2004
Yale Law School, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
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. Service terminated on July 7, 2025, due to resignation.
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
Deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2025-
Nominated to U.S. Court of International Trade, October 17, 2019; no Senate vote