SPOKANE – Stephanie Van Marter assumed the role of acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington last week, after Richard Barker stepped down to return to private practice in Spokane.
Van Marter is a Spokane native who is a 1999 graduate of the Gonzaga University School of Law. During her time at Gonzaga University, she also earned undergraduate degrees in criminal justice and psychology. At that time, she also interned at the U.S. Attorney’s office, volunteered as a victim advocate at Lutheran Family Services and worked with the Spokane Police Department supporting community policing initiatives.
Her prosecutorial career began as deputy prosecuting attorney for Ada County in Boise, Idaho…