Key facts
- Andrew Haden, former acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, was found dead in his San Diego office.
- San Diego police responded to a missing persons call and discovered the body.
- Authorities are not treating the death as suspicious.
- Haden served as acting U.S. attorney during leadership transitions in 2023 and 2025.
Andrew Haden, who twice served as the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, was found deceased in his San Diego federal office building. San Diego police responded to a missing persons call late Wednesday evening and discovered Haden's body at 880 Front St. in Downtown San Diego. Investigators are treating the death as not suspicious, with the official cause to be determined by the county Medical Examiner’s Office. Haden, a career federal prosecutor, joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2010. He briefly led the office in 2025 following President Donald Trump's order to fire U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath. Colleagues remembered Haden as a "beacon of light" committed to serving the community.