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
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. The following list of attorneys was current as of March 11, 2024.[4][5]
Current U.S. Attorneys
| District | United States Attorney |
| Alabama, Middle | Jonathan S. Ross |
| Alabama, Northern | Prim F. Escalona |
| Alabama, Southern | Sean Costello |
| Alaska | S. Lane Tucker |
| Arizona | Gary M. Restaino |
| Arkansas, Eastern | Jonathan D. Ross |
| Arkansas, Western | Clay Fowlkes |
| California, Central | E. Martin Estrada |
| California, Eastern | Phillip A. Talbert |
| California, Northern | Ismail J. Ramsey |
| California, Southern | Tara K. McGrath |
| Colorado | Cole Finegan |
| Connecticut | Vanessa Roberts Avery |
| Delaware | David C. Weiss |
| District of Columbia | Matthew M. Graves |
| Florida, Middle | Roger B. Handberg |
| Florida, Northern | Jason R. Coody |
| Florida, Southern | Markenzy Lapointe |
| Georgia, Middle | Peter D. Leary |
| Georgia, Northern | Ryan K. Buchanan |
| Georgia, Southern | Jill E. Steinberg |
| Guam & Northern Mariana Islands | Shawn N. Anderson |
| Hawaii | Clare E. Connors |
| Idaho | Joshua D. Hurwit |
| Illinois, Central | Gregory K. Harris |
| Illinois, Northern | Morris Pasqual |
| Illinois, Southern | Rachelle L. Crowe |
| Indiana, Northern | Clifford D. Johnson |
| Indiana, Southern | Zachary A. Myers |
| Iowa, Northern | Timothy Duax |
| Iowa, Southern | Richard D. Westphal |
| Kansas | Kate E. Brubacher |
| Kentucky, Eastern | Carlton S. Shier IV |
| Kentucky, Western | Michael A. Bennett |
| Louisiana, Eastern | Duane A. Evans |
| Louisiana, Middle | Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. |
| Louisiana, Western | Brandon B. Brown |
| Maine | Darcie N. McElwee |
| Maryland | Erek L. Barron |
| Massachusetts | Joshua S. Levy |
| Michigan, Eastern | Dawn N. Ison |
| Michigan, Western | Mark A. Totten |
| Minnesota | Andrew M. Luger |
| Mississippi, Northern | James C. "Clay" Joyner |
| Mississippi, Southern | Todd W. Gee |
| Missouri, Eastern | Sayler A. Fleming |
| Missouri, Western | Teresa A. Moore |
| Montana | Jesse A. Laslovich |
| Nebraska | Susan T. Lehr |
| Nevada | Jason M. Frierson |
| New Hampshire | Jane E. Young |
| New Jersey | Philip R. Sellinger |
| New Mexico | Alexander M.M. Uballez |
| New York, Eastern | Breon S. Peace |
| New York, Northern | Carla B. Freedman |
| New York, Southern | Damian Williams |
| New York, Western | Trini E. Ross |
| North Carolina, Eastern | Michael F. Easley, Jr. |
| North Carolina, Middle | Sandra J. Hairston |
| North Carolina, Western | Dena J. King |
| North Dakota | McLain J. Schneider |
| Ohio, Northern | Rebecca C. Lutzko |
| Ohio, Southern | Kenneth L. Parker |
| Oklahoma, Eastern | Christopher Wilson |
| Oklahoma, Northern | Clinton J. Johnson |
| Oklahoma, Western | Robert J. Troester |
| Oregon | Natalie K. Wight |
| Pennsylvania, Eastern | Jacqueline C. Romero |
| Pennsylvania, Middle | Gerard M. Karam |
| Pennsylvania, Western | Eric G. Olshan |
| Puerto Rico | W. Stephen Muldrow |
| Rhode Island | Zachary A. Cunha |
| South Carolina | Adair F. Boroughs |
| South Dakota | Alison J. Ramsdell |
| Tennessee, Eastern | Francis M. Hamilton III |
| Tennessee, Middle | Henry C. Leventis |
| Tennessee, Western | Kevin G. Ritz |
| Texas, Eastern | Damien M. Diggs |
| Texas, Northern | Leigha Simonton |
| Texas, Southern | Alamdar S. Hamdani |
| Texas, Western | Jaime E. Esparza |
| Utah | Trina A. Higgins |
| Vermont | Nikolas P. Kerest |
| Virgin Islands | Delia L. Smith |
| Virginia, Eastern | Jessica D. Aber |
| Virginia, Western | Christopher R. Kavanaugh |
| Washington, Eastern | Vanessa Waldref |
| Washington, Western | Tessa M. Gorman |
| West Virginia, Northern | William J. Ihlenfeld |
| West Virginia, Southern | William S. Thompson |
| Wisconsin, Eastern | Gregory J. Haanstad |
| Wisconsin, Western | Timothy O'Shea |
| Wyoming | Nicholas Vassallo |
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 December 6, 2021
- ↑ New York Times, "Trump Fires U.S. Attorney in New York Who Investigated His Inner Circle," June 20, 2020