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United States Attorney
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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] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Department of Justice, United States Attorneys, Priority Areas
- ↑ United States Department of Justice, Offices of the United States Attorneys, Mission
- ↑ CBS News, "The Role of U.S. Attorneys," February 11, 2009
- ↑ Justice.gov, "U.S. Attorneys Listing," accessed July 23, 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 U.S. Department of Justice, "About DOJ," accessed February 26, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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