United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor public office

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Southern District of Texas.

Aliases (1)

United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney → federal prosecutor → public office →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
canBeRemovedBy	President of the United States →
collaboratesWith	state and local law enforcement agencies in Texas →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
districtCovers	Brownsville Division of the Southern District of Texas → Corpus Christi Division of the Southern District of Texas → Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas → Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas → Laredo Division of the Southern District of Texas → McAllen Division of the Southern District of Texas → Victoria Division of the Southern District of Texas →
enforces	federal civil law → federal criminal law →
hasSeatIn	Houston, Texas NERFINISHED →
heads	United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas →
jurisdiction	Southern District of Texas →
legalAuthority	Title 28 of the United States Code →
legalSystem	common law system of the United States →
officeLanguage	English →
oversees	Assistant United States Attorneys in the Southern District of Texas →
partOf	Executive Branch of the United States Government → United States Department of Justice →
reportsTo	Attorney General of the United States → Deputy Attorney General of the United States →
represents	United States government → federal agencies in court within the Southern District of Texas →
responsibleFor	defending the United States in civil suits in the Southern District of Texas → federal civil litigation in the Southern District of Texas → federal criminal prosecutions in the Southern District of Texas → initiating civil enforcement actions on behalf of the United States in the Southern District of Texas → prosecution of drug trafficking cases in the Southern District of Texas → prosecution of immigration offenses in the Southern District of Texas → prosecution of national security offenses in the Southern District of Texas → prosecution of public corruption cases in the Southern District of Texas → prosecution of white-collar crime in the Southern District of Texas →
supervises	federal civil enforcement actions in the Southern District of Texas → federal criminal investigations in the Southern District of Texas →
termLength	4 years, subject to reappointment →
worksWith	Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies → Drug Enforcement Administration → Federal Bureau of Investigation → United States Marshals Service →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Executive Office for United States Attorneys →	hasSubordinateOrganization
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas ("United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas") →	heads