 On Wednesday night, Vance was introduced by his wife, Usha Vance, a lawyer who once clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was a federal judge. This is part of J.D. Vance's speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night. Never in my wildest imagination could I have believed that I'd be standing here tonight. I grew up in Middletown, Ohio.