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United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. One U.S. Attorney is assigned to each of the judicial districts, with the exception of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands where a single U.S. Attorney serves in both districts. Each U.S. Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement officer within his or her particular jurisdiction. This article describes the government of the United States. ...
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ...
For purposes of the federal judicial system, Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. ...
U.S. Attorneys and their offices are part of the Department of Justice, and thus of the executive branch of the government. U.S. Attorneys are supported by the Justice Department's Executive Office for United States Attorneys. Justice Department redirects here. ...
Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law. ...
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) provides the 93 United States Attorneys (94 United States Attorneys offices) with: general executive assistance and direction, policy development, administrative management direction and oversight, operational support, coordination with other components of the United States Department of Justice and other federal agencies. ...
History
The Office of the United States Attorney was first created by the Judiciary Act of 1789, which provided for the appointment in each judicial district of a "Person learned in the law to act as attorney for the United States...whose duty it shall be to prosecute in each district all delinquents for crimes and offenses cognizable under the authority of the United States, and all civil actions in which the United States shall be concerned..." The first page of the Judiciary Act of 1789. ...
Appointment The U.S. Attorney is appointed by and serves at the discretion of the President of the United States for a term of four years, with appointments subject to confirmation by the Senate. In practice, if a state has a Senator of the same party as the President, the seniormost such Senator selects the U.S. attorneys for the judicial districts in his or her state. Upon expiration of his or her term, the U.S. Attorney continues to perform the duties of the office until a successor is confirmed. Each U.S. Attorney is subject to removal by the President. When the President nominates a U.S. Attorney, the Attorney General routinely asks the district court that the nominee be installed on an interim basis while awaiting confirmation by the Senate. The Attorney General is authorized to appoint Assistant U.S. Attorneys, but in practice these are generally selected by the U.S. Attorney of each district. The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ...
Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...
Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...
Alberto Gonzales, current Attorney General of the United States The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ...
When a vacancy occurs, the Attorney General, generally under the directions of the President, may appoint an Interim or Acting U.S. Attorney for a maximum of 120 days, to allow time for the President to appoint a new Attorney. If the appointment expires, the District Court may appoint a U.S. Attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled.
Role The U.S Attorney is both the primary representative and the administrative head of the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the district. The U.S. Attorney's office is the chief prosecutor for the United States in criminal law cases, and represents the United States in civil law cases as both the defendant and plaintiff. The responsibility in civil law is limited in the same way as the limits on the district court. Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of law that punishes criminals for committing offences against the state. ...
Civil law has at least three meanings. ...
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has the additional responsibility of representing the District of Columbia in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. ...
List of current U.S. Attorneys' offices - U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
- U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho
- U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
- U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
- U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont
- U.S. Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, and Tallapoosa. ...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, De Kalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Perry, Washington, and Wilcox. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Alaska is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Alaska. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Arizona. ...
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California is the court with responsibility for only seven counties, but 17 million people making it the largest population district. ...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California is composed of six divisions. ...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma. ...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Imperial and San Diego. ...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Imperial and San Diego. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Connecticut. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Delaware. ...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Broward, Dade, Highlands, Indian River, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. ...
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia serves the residents of forty-six counties. ...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry...
The United States District Court for the District of Guam is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the Territory of Guam. ...
The United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii — also known as the United States Attorney and U.S. Attorney — is the chief law enforcement officer representing the Federal Government of the United States and principal authority of the United States Department of Justice in the state of Hawaii. ...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties, divided into two divisions: The eastern division: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, and Will counties. ...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry...
The United States District Court for the District of Kansas is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Kansas. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Maryland. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Massachusetts. ...
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is the Federal district court with jurisdiction consisting of the eastern portion of the state of Michigan. ...
The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is the Federal district court with jurisdiction consisting of the western portion of the state of Michigan, including the entire Upper Peninsula. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Minnesota. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Montana is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Montana. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Nebraska. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Nevada. ...
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of New Hampshire. ...
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of New Jersey. ...
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the entirety of Long Island and Staten Island. ...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: New York, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. ...
The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orelans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. ...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina is the U.S. District Court that serves the eastern 44 counties in North Carolina. ...
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina 24 counties in the center of North Carolina. ...
The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Alexander, Anson, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain...
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio. ...
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of two United States district courts in Ohio and includes forty-eight of the states eighty-eight counties. ...
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Oregon is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Oregon. ...
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789, and originally sat in Independence Hall in Philadelphia as the U.S. District Court for the District of Pennsylvania. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Rhode Island. ...
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of South Carolina. ...
The United States District Court for the District of South Dakota is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of South Dakota. ...
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley. ...
The United States District Court For the Western District Of Texas (W.D.Tex) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the counties in the western part of the state of Texas. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Utah is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Utah. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Vermont is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Vermont. ...
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is a United States district court seated in the following locations in Virginia: Alexandria Newport News Norfolk Richmond The people are represented in this court by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. ...
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is a United States district court which is seated in the following locations in Virginia: Abingdon Big Stone Gap Charlottesville Danville Harrisonburg Lynchburg Roanoke The people are represented in this court by the United States Attorney for the Western...
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima. ...
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the following counties: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom. ...
The United States District Court for the District of Wyoming is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is comprised of the state of Wyoming. ...
Extinct U.S. Attorney's offices This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Michigan represented the interests of the people in the United States District Court for the District of Michigan from the end of the territorial period until December 24, 1863, when the U.S. Congress split Michigan into two federal districts. ...
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