Thomas A. Woods
Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington
2022, 2023
Thomas Woods is employed as the Deputy Criminal Chief for the United
States Attorney’s Office in Seattle. He has been employed by the Office since March 2007, and has held a variety of roles, including Deputy Supervisor of the Terrorism and Violent Crimes Unit and the Criminal Discovery Coordinator for the Office. Prior to joining the United States Attorney’s Office, AUSA Woods was an associate at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C. He also clerked for Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and M. Blane Michael, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
