Dream job

Not many people can say they work in their childhood dream job. But Rachelle DesVaux Bedke can.

DesVaux Bedke, supervisor of nearly 40 federal prosecutors, first became interested in law at 14, after her father died and her mother took a job working for the Nevada state attorney general. DesVaux Bedke remembers being particularly interested in the people who prosecuted criminals as a public service. So she joined a speech and debate club, to start practicing.

Following college she worked as a legislative assistant for Harry Reid during his time in Congress, in the House and Senate. After a couple of years, DesVaux Bedke headed to law school, to focus on a new career.