Andrew Haden
Acting United States Attorney // Southern District of California
Andrew R. Haden is a career federal prosecutor who joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2010 after being selected through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Over the past 14 years in the San Diego office, he has held various key roles, including District Project Safe Neighborhoods Coordinator, Deputy Chief of both the Reactive and Major Crimes Sections, Chief of the Violent Crimes & Human Trafficking Section, Chief of the Criminal Division, Senior Litigation Counsel, and most recently, First Assistant U.S. Attorney.
In 2020, Haden was honored with the nationwide Director’s Award for Superior Performance in a Managerial or Supervisory Role from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, recognizing his “extraordinary leadership contributions” to the Department of Justice from 2016 to 2019. In 2024, he received the Peter J. Mazza Outstanding Federal Lawyer Award from the Federal Bar Association for his exemplary leadership, high standards of professional achievement, and outstanding public service. Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Haden clerked for U.S. District Judge Thomas J. Whelan in the Southern District of California.
A native of San Diego, Haden is a graduate of University City High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University. After college, he served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy for five years, including two overseas deployments. His final assignment was as the Navigator on the USS MOBILE BAY (CG-53), a guided-missile cruiser homeported in San Diego. Haden earned his law degree from the University of San Diego.
Dates of Service: 2026 – Present
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