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United States Attorneys are also known as federal prosecutors. They represent the United States federal government in United States District Courts and in the United States Court of Appeals. U.S. Attorneys are members of the United States Department of Justice.

Responsibilities

The United States Attorney in a district is the chief federal law enforcement officer and administrative head of the Office of the United States Attorney. They are prosecutors for the United States and also represent the district's interests in court. Attorneys supervise district offices with as many as 350 assistant U.S. attorneys, with as many as 350 more support personnel.[1][2]

Assignments

See also: United States District Court

Ninety-three United States Attorneys are stationed throughout the United States and its territories. 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 both districts.[3]


Appointment

United States Attorneys are appointed by the President of the United States and serve four-year terms. According to the Department of Justice, the following individuals were interim, acting, and official attorneys as of July 22, 2025.[4]

Current U.S. Attorneys

District United States Attorney
Alabama, Middle Kevin P. Davidson
Alabama, Northern Prim F. Escalona
Alabama, Southern Sean Costello
Alaska Michael J. Heyman
Arizona Timothy Courchaine
Arkansas, Eastern Jonathan D. Ross
Arkansas, Western Clay Fowlkes
California, Central Bilal A. Essayli
California, Eastern Kimberly A. Sanchez
California, Northern Craig H. Missakian
California, Southern Adam Gordon
Colorado Peter McNeilly
Connecticut David X. Sullivan
Delaware Julianne E. Murray
District of Columbia Jeanine Ferris Pirro
Florida, Middle Gregory Kehoe
Florida, Northern John P. Heekin
Florida, Southern Hayden P. O'Byrne
Georgia, Middle William R. Keyes
Georgia, Northern Theodore S. Hertzberg
Georgia, Southern Tara M. Lyons
Guam & Northern Mariana Islands Shawn N. Anderson
Hawaii Kenneth M. Sorenson
Idaho Justin Whatcott
Illinois, Central Gregory M. Gilmore
Illinois, Northern Andrew S. Boutros
Illinois, Southern Steven D. Weinhoeft
Indiana, Northern Scott Proctor
Indiana, Southern Tom Wheeler
Iowa, Northern Timothy Duax
Iowa, Southern Richard D. Westphal
Kansas Duston J. Slinkard
Kentucky, Eastern Paul McCaffrey
Kentucky, Western Kyle G. Bumgarner
Louisiana, Eastern Michael Simpson
Louisiana, Middle Ellison C. Travis
Louisiana, Western Alexander C. Van Hook
Maine Craig Wolff
Maryland Kelly O. Hayes
Massachusetts Leah Foley
Michigan, Eastern Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.
Michigan, Western Timothy VerHey
Minnesota Joseph H. Thompson
Mississippi, Northern James C. "Clay" Joyner
Mississippi, Southern Patrick Lemon
Missouri, Eastern Matthew T. Drake
Missouri, Western Jeffrey Ray
Montana Kurt G. Alme
Nebraska Lesley Woods
Nevada Sigal Chattah
New Hampshire John McCormack
New Jersey Alina Habba
New Mexico Ryan Ellison
New York, Eastern Joseph Nocella Jr.
New York, Northern John Sarcone
New York, Southern Jay Clayton
New York, Western Michael DiGiacomo
North Carolina, Eastern Daniel P. Bubar
North Carolina, Middle Clifton Barrett
North Carolina, Western Russ Ferguson
North Dakota Jennifer Puhl
Ohio, Northern Carol M. Skutnik
Ohio, Southern Kelly Norris
Oklahoma, Eastern Christopher Wilson
Oklahoma, Northern Clinton J. Johnson
Oklahoma, Western Robert J. Troester
Oregon William Narus
Pennsylvania, Eastern David Metcalf
Pennsylvania, Middle John C. Gurganus
Pennsylvania, Western Troy Rivetti
Puerto Rico W. Stephen Muldrow
Rhode Island Sara Bloom
South Carolina Bryan P. Stirling
South Dakota Alison J. Ramsdell
Tennessee, Eastern Francis M. Hamilton III
Tennessee, Middle Robert E. McGuire
Tennessee, Western Joseph C. Murphy Jr.
Texas, Eastern Jay R. Combs
Texas, Northern Nancy E. Larson
Texas, Southern Nicholas J. Ganjei
Texas, Western Justin R. Simmons
Utah Felice Viti
Vermont Michael Drescher
Virgin Islands Adam F. Sleeper
Virginia, Eastern Erik S. Siebert
Virginia, Western Todd T. Gilbert
Washington, Eastern Stephanie A. Van Marter
Washington, Western Teal Miller
West Virginia, Northern Randolph J. Bernard
West Virginia, Southern Lisa G. Johnston
Wisconsin, Eastern Richard G. Frohling
Wisconsin, Western Chadwick Elgersma
Wyoming Stephanie Sprecher

About the Department of Justice

See also: U.S. Department of Justice

The Office of the Attorney General was formed under the Judiciary Act of 1789, in order to advise the president on law and to prosecute cases in the Supreme Court.[5] Gradually the office began adding assistants and hiring private lawyers to handle an increasing number of federal cases until 1870, when Congress enacted An Act to Establish the Department of Justice. The department became official on July 1, 1870, and covered all criminal prosecutions and civil suits in which the United States had an interest, became the enforcer of all federal laws, and created the office of solicitor general. The foundation of the department is still based on that act, though it has grown into the largest law office and central enforcer of federal laws in the world.[5]

The official department mission statement is as follows:

The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.[6]
—Department of Justice[5]

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