Trevor N. McFadden

McFadden received his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Wheaton College, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia and as counsel to the United States Deputy Attorney General. He also has extensive experience as a law enforcement officer, having served as both a Deputy Sheriff in the Madison County Sheriff's Office and as a police officer with the Fairfax County Police Department.

McFadden clerked for Judge Steven M. Colloton on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was previously a partner in the Compliance, Investigations & Government Enforcement Group in the Washington, D.C. office of Baker & McKenzie LLP, where he represented clients in white collar matters, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, anti-money laundering compliance work, and U.S. trade compliance matters.

McFadden currently serves as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, where he has brought the U.S.A's first prosecution under the federal female genital mutilation statute.

On June 7, 2017, President Trump nominated McFadden to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard J. Leon, who took senior status on December 31, 2016. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on June 28, 2017. On July 20, 2017 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. His nomination is currently pending before the United States Senate.