United States Attorney for the Northern District of California

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the Northern District of California is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the federal courts covering the northern region of California.

Aliases (1)

United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California ×2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney → federal prosecutor position →
appearsIn	United States District Court for the Northern District of California →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
collaboratesWith	state and local law enforcement in Northern California →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
districtCovers	northern region of the state of California →
districtIncludes	Alameda County NERFINISHED → Marin County NERFINISHED → San Francisco Bay Area → San Francisco County NERFINISHED → San Mateo County NERFINISHED → Santa Clara County NERFINISHED → other counties in Northern California →
enforces	federal law →
handles	appeals of federal cases from the Northern District of California in coordination with the Solicitor General →
heads	United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California →
jurisdiction	Northern District of California →
legalArea	civil law → criminal law →
legalBasis	Title 28 of the United States Code NERFINISHED →
mayHaveBranchOfficesIn	Oakland, California NERFINISHED → San Jose, California →
nominatedFor	four-year term →
officeLocation	San Francisco, California →
oversees	federal civil litigation in the Northern District of California → federal criminal prosecutions in the Northern District of California →
partOf	United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California → United States Department of Justice →
reportsTo	United States Attorney General NERFINISHED →
represents	United States government → federal agencies in court within the Northern District of California →
responsibleFor	defending the United States in civil suits filed in the Northern District of California → prosecution of federal cybercrime in the Northern District of California → prosecution of federal drug offenses in the Northern District of California → prosecution of federal public corruption cases in the Northern District of California → prosecution of federal white-collar crimes in the Northern District of California →
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the Northern District of California → chief federal prosecutor in the Northern District of California →
subjectTo	oversight by the Executive Office for United States Attorneys →
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys in the Northern District of California →
worksWith	Department of Homeland Security agencies → Drug Enforcement Administration → Federal Bureau of Investigation → federal law enforcement agencies →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Executive Office for United States Attorneys →	hasSubordinateOrganization
United States Attorney for the Northern District of California ("United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California") →	heads
United States Attorney for the Northern District of California ("United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California") →	partOf
Robert Mueller →	positionHeld