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United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. 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.

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.

Contents 1 History 2 Appointment 3 Role 4 List of current U.S. Attorneys' offices 5 Extinct U.S. Attorney's offices 6 External links

[edit] 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..."

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 (USAO) is the chief prosecutor for the United States in criminal law cases, and represents the United States in civil law cases as either the defendant or plaintiff, as appropriate (see generally 28 U.S.C. § 547).

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, the equivalent of a municipal court for the national capital.

[edit] List of current U.S. Attorneys' offices

1. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama
2. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
3. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
4. U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska
5. U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona
6. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
7. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
8. U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
9. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
10. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
11. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California
12. U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado
13. U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut
14. U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware
15. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
16. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
17. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
18. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
19. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia
20. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
21. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
22. U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
23. U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii
24. U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho
25. U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois
26. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
27. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
28. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana
29. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana
30. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
31. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
32. U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas
33. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
34. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky
35. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
36. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana
37. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana
38. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
39. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland
40. U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
41. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
42. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan
43. U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
44. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi
45. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi
46. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
47. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
48. U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana
49. U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska
50. U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
51. U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
52. U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
53. U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico
54. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
55. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York
56. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
57. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York
58. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
59. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
60. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
61. U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota
62. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
63. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio
64. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
65. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
66. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
67. U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon
68. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
69. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
70. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
71. U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico
72. U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
73. U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina
74. U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
75. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee
76. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee
77. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
78. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas
79. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas
80. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
81. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas
82. U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah
83. U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont
84. U.S. Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands
85. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
86. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
87. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington
88. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington
89. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
90. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
91. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
92. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
93. U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming

[edit] Extinct U.S. Attorney's offices

• U.S. Attorney for the District of Michigan
• U.S. Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina
• U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina

[edit] External links

• United States Attorneys Mission Statement
• United States Attorneys' Manual
• Memorandum on Starting Date for Calculating the Term of an Interim U.S. Attorney
• D.C. Superior Court Division
• Index of prosecuting offices in all state and federal jurisdictions, and some foreign jurisdictions.cs:Státní zastupitelství

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