Jessica Aber, who served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for most of the Biden administration died in her home in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 26 of natural causes. She was 43. The news of her death greatly shocked and saddened her family and many friends in the U.S. Attorney and Department of Justice community. Her friends and colleagues were “heartbroken” to learn of her passing.

Ms. Aber, a career federal prosecutor, took office in October 2021, after being nominated by President Biden and unanimously confirmed by the Senate. She resigned from that position in January 2025. She was known for prosecuting high-profile cases involving organized crime and national security. U.S. Attorney Erik Seibert, who currently heads that office, remarked that “[Ms. Aber] was unmatched as a leader, mentor, and prosecutor, and she is simply irreplaceable as human being.”