A Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, Vance writes and speaks regularly about the law, elections, courts, and American democratic institutions. She is a Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, a highly regarded legal analyst for MSNBC, and a cohost of the #SistersInLaw and Cafe's Insider podcasts. Her debut book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy, is a New York Times bestseller, and her Civil Discourse newsletter focuses on law, politics, and democracy. Vance makes complex legal issues accessible, engaging, and actionable for her audiences, maintaining that the fight for our republic is everyone’s responsibility:
“We’ve got work to do. We’re in this together.”
Vance was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from August 2009 through January 2017. She was among the first U.S. Attorneys appointed by President Obama and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Before that, she served in the U.S. Attorney’s office as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal and Appellate Divisions and later as the office’s senior litigation counsel and Appellate Chief. Vance's legal career began as a litigator in private practice.
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