Caroline Van Zile

Caroline S. Van Zile is an American lawyer who has served as the third solicitor general of the District of Columbia since 2022. She was the principal deputy solicitor general from 2020 to 2022.

Early life and education Van Zile was born and raised in Ward 1 of the District of Columbia. Her mother was a public school teacher and her father worked for the Washington, D.C., office of the corporation counsel. Van Zile completed a B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale College. In 2012, she completed a J.D. from Yale Law School.

Career From 2012 to 2013, Van Zile served as a law clerk for then-judge Brett Kavanaugh on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Van Zile is an elected member of the American Law Institute.

Personal life Van Zile was engaged in September 2015. Brett Kavanaugh officiated Van Zile's wedding the following year.