Joyce Vance Biography
Joyce Vance is an American Lawyer (Attorney), Columnist, and Analyst working for the University of Alabama School of Law as a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer. She has also been working as a legal analyst for MSNBC & NBC News. Additionally, she serves as a columnist for MSNBC. Vance is well-known for having worked as a US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama for 8 years (2009 to 2017).
Joyce Vance Age
Vance was born on July 22, 1960, in St. George, Utah, United States. She is therefore 62 years old as of 2022. She celebrates her birthday on the 22nd of July every year. Her full name is Joyce Alene White Vance.
Joyce Vance Height
Vance stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Joyce Vance Family
Vance was brought up by a single mom in the suburb of Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California. She is Jewish. She has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed the names of her mother, as well as any information about her father. It is also not known if Vance has any siblings.
Joyce Vance Husband
Vance is married to her lovely spouse, Bob Vance, a Circuit Judge working in Jefferson County, Alabama. Bob’s dad, who happens to be Vance’s father-in-law is a famous federal judge called Robert S. Vance. Robert was killed by a mail bomb in the year 1989.
Joyce Vance Children
Vance and her husband Bob take great pride in being mom and dad to their 4 kids, William Oliver (son), and the other 3 whose identities are under review. The will be an update as soon as any information regarding their kids is available in the limelight.
Joyce Vance Net Worth
Vance has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a Lawyer (Attorney), Columnist, and Analyst.
Joyce Vance Salary MSNBC
Vance earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Joyce Vance Education
Vance is a proud alumnus of the University of Virginia School of Law, where she studied from 1982 to 1985, and obtained a JD (law degree). During her time there, she participated in the North Grounds Softball League. Prior to that, she attended Bates College from 1978 to 1982, where she earned her BA in Political Science. She was actively involved in debate activities during her time at Bates College.
Joyce Vance Career | MSNBC
Vance serves as a law professor at the University of Alabama School of Law (Since Aug 2017). There, she specializes in teaching courses related to civil rights, criminal procedure, and criminal justice reform. She is also an MSNBC columnist and serves as a legal analyst for MSNBC and NBC News (since 2018). At MSNBC, she has provided on-air commentary about legal issues that involved the administration of Donald Trump, and developments in the Mueller investigation.
Since the year 2021, she has been co-hosting the “#SistersInLaw” podcast with Kimberly Atkins Stohr and Barbara McQuade, and Jill Wine-Banks. Additionally, she has been a bipartisan advisory board member of the States United Democracy Center.
Before joining the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Alabama in the year 1991, she worked as a litigator in private practice at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Washington. During her 10 years in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office, she worked on various investigations, including the case of Eric Robert Rudolph, who was responsible for bombing a Birmingham abortion clinic, as well as committing other crimes.
Vance prosecuted a case involving 5 police officers from Boaz, Alabama, who were charged with ‘Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights’. In the year 2002, she transitioned to the Appellate Division and later became the Chief of that Division in the year 2005. Vance loves knitting – she had a blog, where she posted about yarns and knitting. The blog is not active at the moment.
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
In May 2009, she was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate to become the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. She was sworn in on August 27, 2009, alongside Eric Holder, who served as the United States Attorney General at the time. Shortly after her appointment, she was selected by Attorney General Holder to join his first Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys, where she co-chaired the Criminal Practice Subcommittee with Tristram Coffin, the United States Attorney for Vermont.
In 2011, she led the prosecution of the first case involving material support of terrorism in the Northern District of Alabama. The defendant, Ulugbek Kodirov, pleaded guilty the following year to charges of threatening to kill the President and providing material support to terrorism. He received a sentence of over fifteen years in prison. Her commitment to prosecuting public corruption cases with integrity earned her recognition, and these cases remained a top priority for her office.
Fraud cases were also a priority for her, and she pursued several notable prosecutions in this area. One such case involved Jonathan Dunning, who was prosecuted for a $14 million fraud scheme that diverted funds intended for healthcare for low-income individuals. Additionally, she handled a series of cases related to fraud in car loan origination.
Following the devastating tornadoes that struck Alabama in April 2011, causing widespread damage, she took a firm stance against disaster fraud. In April 2014, she successfully prosecuted a group of five individuals who conspired to make fraudulent claims totaling $2.4 million against the BP Oil Deepwater Horizon compensation fund.
Joyce Vance Neck Surgery | Thyroid
On November 11, 2020, Vance underwent rotator cuff neck surgery, to repair her damaged tendon in the shoulder. Much is unknown about the surgery, but it was a successful one.
Joyce Vance Weight Loss
Vance has never stated anything to do with her weight. However, people speculate that she has lost some weight due to the comparisons of her past and recent photos. For sure, the photos look quite different. Some people say that could have lost weight because of her neck surgery, of which it kinda makes sense!
Joyce Vance Tattoo
Rumors have it that Vance has a tattoo. Some speculate that it is a neck tattoo. However, she has never confirmed the rumors, so they remain to be rumors. However, she once responded to a tweet by saying “Let’s go get a tattoo together”.
Joyce Vance Stroke / Health
There is no information regarding Vance experiencing any stroke. There will be an update as soon as any information about her health is available in the limelight.
Joyce Vance MSNBC / NBC News
Vance is working at MSNBC / NBC News where he works alongside other famous MSNBC / NBC News meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Joy Reid
- Lawrence O’Donnell
- Kelly O’Donnell
- Kristen Welker
- Peter Alexander
- Kasie Hunt
- Monica Alba
- Carol Lee
- Garrett Haake
- Savannah Guthrie
Joyce Vance Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 71.8K followers on Instagram.
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