United States Attorneys

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federal prosecutor legal office public official

United States Attorneys are the chief federal prosecutors in each judicial district of the United States, responsible for representing the federal government in criminal and civil cases.

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All labels observed (33)

Label Occurrences
United States Attorneys canonical 15
United States Attorney 11
United States Attorneys’ Offices 7

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal prosecutor ⓘ
legal office ⓘ
public official ⓘ
appearsBefore United States courts of appeals ⓘ
surface form: United States Court of Appeals

United States district courts ⓘ
surface form: United States District Court
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
branchOfGovernment executive branch of the United States ⓘ
canBeActing United States Attorneys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Acting United States Attorney
canBeInterim United States Attorneys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Interim United States Attorney
canDelegateTo Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
confirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdBy Judiciary Act of 1789 ⓘ
duty advise federal law enforcement agencies on legal matters ⓘ
collect debts owed to the federal government ⓘ
coordinate with federal investigative agencies ⓘ
handle appeals of federal cases from the district ⓘ
prosecute federal criminal cases ⓘ
represent the United States in civil litigation ⓘ
ethicalObligation seek justice rather than merely convict ⓘ
existsIn each federal judicial district except certain territories with special arrangements ⓘ
historicalPrecursor district attorney under the Judiciary Act of 1789 ⓘ
jurisdiction federal judicial district ⓘ
legalAuthority 28 U.S.C. § 541 ⓘ
28 U.S.C. § 547 ⓘ
Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
mayAppearBefore Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
surface form: United States Supreme Court
mayBeRemovedBy President of the United States ⓘ
mustBe licensed attorney ⓘ
member of a state or District of Columbia bar ⓘ
numberOfPositions 93 ⓘ
officeType United States Attorneys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: United States Attorney’s Office
overseenBy Executive Office for United States Attorneys ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Justice ⓘ
reportsTo United States Attorney General ⓘ
surface form: Attorney General of the United States
represents United States government ⓘ
federal agencies in court ⓘ
responsibleFor defending the United States in civil suits ⓘ
enforcing federal criminal laws in the district ⓘ
initiating civil actions on behalf of the United States ⓘ
role chief federal law enforcement officer in the district ⓘ
chief federal prosecutor in the district ⓘ
selectionProcess presidential nomination with Senate confirmation ⓘ
supervises Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
support staff in the United States Attorney’s Office ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksWith Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ
Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies ⓘ
Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
United States Marshals Service ⓘ

Referenced by (73)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Attorney General → supervises → United States Attorneys ⓘ
Office of the Solicitor General → worksWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
Assistant United States Attorneys → reportsTo → United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
Assistant United States Attorneys → appointedBy → United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
Assistant United States Attorneys → supervisedBy → United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
Assistant United States Attorneys → typicalEmployerUnit → United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
this entity surface form: United States Attorney's Office for a judicial district
Assistant United States Attorneys → distinctFrom → United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
Jenny Durkan → positionHeld → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington
Criminal Investigation Division → cooperatesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys' Offices
William J. Hochul Jr. → positionHeld → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney for the Western District of New York
Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington
Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia → officeType → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office
Criminal Section → collaboratesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: Criminal Section (U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division)
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorneys’ Offices
Environmental Crimes Section → collaboratesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorneys’ Offices
United States in tax litigation → representedBy → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Offices
Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division → worksWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices
Office of Review within the Tax Division → worksWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorneys’ Offices
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights → collaboratesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
United States Attorneys → officeType → United States Attorneys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Attorney
this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office
United States Attorneys → canBeActing → United States Attorneys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Attorney
this entity surface form: Acting United States Attorney
United States Attorneys → canBeInterim → United States Attorneys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Attorney
this entity surface form: Interim United States Attorney
False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 → enforcedBy → United States Attorneys ⓘ
Public Integrity Section → collaboratesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices
Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section → collaboratesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section → collaboratesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices
Appellate Section → supports → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices
Office of International Affairs → collaboratesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices
Office of Enforcement Operations → worksWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices
United States Attorneys' Manual (now Justice Manual) → appliesTo → United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Attorneys' Manual
United States Attorneys' Manual (now Justice Manual) → appliesTo → United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: Justice Manual
federal pretrial services system → collaboratesWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. attorneys
United States federal officials → includes → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States attorneys
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois → hasTitle → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii → category → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys by district
United States Attorney for the District of Colorado → isPartOf → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys system
United States Attorney for the District of Colorado → category → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys for the District of Colorado
United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota → category → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys for the District of Minnesota
United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina → category → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys for the Fourth Circuit
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey → officeHoldersTitle → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia → hasTitle → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania → category → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys for Pennsylvania
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina → hasStyle → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina → category → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys for the Fourth Circuit
United States Attorney for the District of Guam → officeHolderTitle → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorney
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts → category → United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts