John Lamp served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington from 1981-1991.  Lamp also served with distinction in the US Army, where he was assigned to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He was deployed oversees and served in Vietnam before his honorable discharge.

After his service in the US Army, he served in the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Washington. Initially, he was an Assistant Attorney General under Roger Reed, representing EWU and all Eastern WA community colleges, and then was promoted to Washington State Attorney General for Eastern Washington.

Lamp passed away on May 25, 2022. He is survived by his brothers Don and Chris Lamp, his daughter Amanda Lamp and his granddaughter Avery, his pride and joy.

As is our custom, at NAFUSA’s request an American flag was flown in John’s honor over Main Justice and will be presented to his family as a token of the esteem with which he was held by his colleagues.