Cody Nagle

Cody Nagle (she/her) is a staff attorney with Civil Survival, a Washington State Reentry Legal Aid Organization. Born and raised in Seattle, she recently returned to the Pacific Northwest after nearly a
decade on the East Coast. She holds a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and is licensed to practice in Washington State and the District of Columbia.

Cody’s passion for reentry and legal reform stems from her personal experience overcoming barriers to employment and housing as a result of her criminal record. Cody struggled with substance use disorder from a very young age and spent most of her teens and early twenties cycling through treatment centers and jails across Western Washington. She successfully completed Pierce County’s drug court program in 2012.
Since that time Cody has become acutely aware of the institutional and systemic barriers for people with criminal convictions. After struggling for years to find meaningful
employment, she became dedicated to helping others reclaim their lives after incarceration or mental health and substance use disorders.

Cody was one of the first people with felony convictions to serve in the Executive Office of the President under the Biden Administration. She worked as a policy and outreach
advisor in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, where she used her lived experience to advance drug policy reform and connect diverse groups to address the national overdose epidemic. Cody has also worked as a legislative attorney,
researching and drafting legislation related to drug policy and the criminal legal system.

In her spare time, Cody loves to travel and spend time outdoors with her husband and three kids.