Usha Vance, the wife of Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance, President Trump’s vice presidential pick, has a long and distinguished career, but it will likely come under increased scrutiny as she and her husband thrust themselves into the national spotlight.
The child of immigrants, Usha’s parents emigrated from India and settled in San Diego where she was raised. according to To ABC News.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Yale University and her master’s from Cambridge University before returning to Yale to attend law school, where she met Vance, he recalled in his memoir.Hillbilly Elegy.”
In addition to her prestigious academic record, she has amassed an even more impressive resume.
According to ABC News, she clerked for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, from 2014 to 2015, and then clerked for Supreme Court Justice John Roberts from 2017 to 2018.
After completing her clerkship at Roberts, she returned to her previous firm, Munger, Torres & Olson, where she worked as a litigation attorney. according to She left the company shortly after Trump selected Vance as his running mate.
“Usha has informed us that she has decided to leave the firm,” a Munger, Torres & Olson spokesman said. Said Bloomberg Law. “Usha is an excellent lawyer and colleague, and we thank her for her many years of service and wish her all the best in her future career.”
In his book, Vance describes Usha as one of the most outspoken people he’d ever met: In “Hillbilly Elegy,” he writes that she was “extraordinarily plainspoken.” (Related article: ‘A major upgrade’: Immigration hardliners hail Vance as Trump’s running mate)
“Where others might discreetly ask, ‘Yes, maybe you should rephrase this’ or ‘Have you considered this other idea?’ Usha would simply say, ‘I think this sentence could be improved’ or ‘That’s a pretty terrible argument.’ At the bar, she looked up at our mutual friend and said, without a hint of sarcasm, ‘You have a very small mind.’ I had never met anyone like her,” he writes.
The couple have three children. Vance describes her as his “spiritual guide” in his book, and, in addition to a long list of professional accomplishments, she served on the board of directors of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, according to her LinkedIn profile.
