Assistant United States Attorneys

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federal prosecutor government attorney legal profession

Assistant United States Attorneys are federal prosecutors who represent the United States government in criminal and civil cases in U.S. district courts.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form Occurrences
Assistant United States Attorney 1
Assistant United States Attorneys in the Central District of California 1
Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Colorado 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal prosecutor ⓘ
government attorney ⓘ
legal profession ⓘ
appearsBefore United States District Court judges ⓘ
United States Magistrate Judges ⓘ
appointedBy United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form: United States Attorney
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distinctFrom United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form: United States Attorney

state prosecutor ⓘ
duty defend the United States in civil suits ⓘ
handle appeals of federal cases ⓘ
investigate and prosecute violations of federal criminal law ⓘ
pursue civil enforcement actions on behalf of the United States ⓘ
employedBy United States Department of Justice ⓘ
employer Executive Office for United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form: United States Attorney's Office

United States Department of Justice ⓘ
ethicalObligation seek justice rather than merely convict ⓘ
governingRules United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ
surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
rules of evidence for the federal courts ⓘ
surface form: Federal Rules of Evidence
handles federal civil litigation ⓘ
federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal law ⓘ
legalAuthority Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
mayAppearBefore United States courts of appeals ⓘ
surface form: United States Courts of Appeals
maySpecializeIn appellate practice ⓘ
civil litigation ⓘ
criminal prosecution ⓘ
officeType federal prosecutor's office ⓘ
partOf executive branch of the United States ⓘ
surface form: Executive Branch of the United States Government
positionType career civil service position ⓘ
primaryRole represent the United States in civil cases ⓘ
represent the United States in criminal cases ⓘ
reportsTo United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form: United States Attorney
represents United States government ⓘ
requiresEducation Juris Doctor degree ⓘ
requiresLicense admission to practice before a United States District Court ⓘ
admission to practice law before a state bar ⓘ
selectionProcess merit-based hiring process ⓘ
subjectTo Department of Justice policies ⓘ
United States Attorneys' Manual (now Justice Manual) ⓘ
supervisedBy United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form: United States Attorney
typicalEmployerUnit United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form: United States Attorney's Office for a judicial district
worksIn 94 federal judicial districts ⓘ
United States district courts ⓘ
surface form: United States district court
worksWith Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies ⓘ
Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

United States Attorneys → canDelegateTo → Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Attorney
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
this entity surface form: United States Attorneys
United States Department of Justice → employs → Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Columbia
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the Central District of California
United States Attorney for the District of Colorado → oversees → Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Colorado
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey → oversees → Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of New Jersey
United States Attorney for the District of Utah → oversees → Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Utah
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida → oversees → Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the Middle District of Florida
United States Attorneys → supervises → Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Attorney
United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota → supervises → Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Minnesota
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the Northern District of Illinois
this entity surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the Southern District of New York