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June M. Jeffries ’75

June M. Jeffries '75, an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia's specialized cases unit, was profiled in the Aug. 6, 2006, Washington Post as "The Avenger," by Neely Tucker: "With Child Slayings, There May Never Be a Why. But Prosecutor June Jeffries Makes Sure There's a Who." A government major at Wesleyan, she received her J.D. degree from Georgetown and joined the U.S. Attorney's office. In the mid-1980s, she began her current focus. In the article, Superior Court Judge Michael L. Rankin calls Jeffries "the ultimate prosecutor." While acknowledging to Tucker that most wouldn't choose her career, her answer is firm: "Well, the fact is, somebody has to."
June M. Jeffries ’75, an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia’s specialized cases unit, was profiled in the Aug. 6, 2006, Washington Post as “The Avenger,” by Neely Tucker: “With Child Slayings, There May Never Be a Why. But Prosecutor June Jeffries Makes Sure There’s a Who.” A government major at Wesleyan, she received her J.D. degree from Georgetown and joined the U.S. Attorney’s office. In the mid-1980s, she began her current focus. In the article, Superior Court Judge Michael L. Rankin calls Jeffries “the ultimate prosecutor.” While acknowledging to Tucker that most wouldn’t choose her career, her answer is firm: “Well, the fact is, somebody has to.”