Cassie Hacker is a native of Lexington, Kentucky. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Foreign Language and International Economics and went on to earn her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida, in 2025.
Cassie first joined the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office as an intern in 2024. While earning her law degree, she also worked with the University of Miami School of Law Human Rights Clinic, focusing on women’s rights and workers’ rights. During her time there, she submitted briefs to the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
In 2025, Cassie returned to the office as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney.
