United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York

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United States Attorney federal government position

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal prosecutor for one of the nation’s most prominent and influential judicial districts, overseeing major criminal and civil cases in Manhattan and surrounding counties.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney → federal government position →
alsoKnownAs	SDNY U.S. Attorney → U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
basedIn	New York City →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
districtIncludes	Bronx NERFINISHED → Bronx County NERFINISHED → Dutchess County NERFINISHED → Manhattan NERFINISHED → New York County NERFINISHED → Orange County NERFINISHED → Putnam County NERFINISHED → Rockland County NERFINISHED → Sullivan County NERFINISHED → Westchester County NERFINISHED →
heads	United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York →
jurisdiction	Southern District of New York →
legalAuthority	Title 28 of the United States Code →
notableFor	handling high-profile financial crime cases → handling major civil enforcement actions involving financial institutions → handling organized crime prosecutions → handling public corruption cases → handling securities fraud cases → handling terrorism prosecutions →
oversees	federal civil litigation involving the United States in the Southern District of New York → federal criminal prosecutions in the Southern District of New York →
partOf	United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York → United States Department of Justice →
rank	one of the most prominent United States Attorney positions →
reportsTo	United States Attorney General →
responsibility	defending the United States in civil actions in the Southern District of New York → enforcing federal criminal laws in the Southern District of New York → prosecuting civil enforcement actions on behalf of the United States in the Southern District of New York → representing the United States in federal court in the Southern District of New York →
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the Southern District of New York → chief federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York →
seat	Manhattan →
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys in the Southern District of New York →
worksWith	Drug Enforcement Administration → Federal Bureau of Investigation → Homeland Security Investigations → Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation → New York City Police Department → United States Marshals Service →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henry L. Stimson → James Comey → Rudy Giuliani →	positionHeld
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York ("U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York") → United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York ("SDNY U.S. Attorney") →	alsoKnownAs
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York →	associatedWith
Richard Appel ("United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York") →	employer
Executive Office for United States Attorneys →	hasSubordinateOrganization
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York ("United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York") →	heads
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York ("United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York") →	partOf
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York courthouse in White Plains ("United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York") →	usedBy