United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia

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The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Attorney position
federal prosecutorial office
appointedBy President of the United States
associatedWithCourt United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
category United States Attorneys for Virginia NERFINISHED
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
districtIncludes Alexandria Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
Newport News Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
Norfolk Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
Richmond Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
enforces federal criminal law in the Eastern District of Virginia
establishedBy Act of Congress creating the Eastern District of Virginia
handles federal civil litigation involving the United States in the Eastern District of Virginia
hasAbbreviation U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
hasOfficeLocation Alexandria, Virginia NERFINISHED
Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED
Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED
Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED
hasTitle United States Attorney NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Title 28 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
locatedIn Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED
memberOf Executive Branch of the United States government NERFINISHED
officeType prosecutorial office
oversees Assistant United States Attorneys in the Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
staff of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia
partOf United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia NERFINISHED
United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED
reportsTo United States Attorney General NERFINISHED
represents United States government NERFINISHED
responsibleFor appeals of certain cases to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
coordination of federal law enforcement initiatives in the Eastern District of Virginia
implementation of Department of Justice policies in the Eastern District of Virginia
prosecution of federal criminal cases in the Eastern District of Virginia
representation of the United States in civil litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia
role chief federal law enforcement officer in the Eastern District of Virginia
chief federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia
seat Alexandria, Virginia NERFINISHED
style The Honorable
subjectTo oversight by the United States Department of Justice
termLength serves at the pleasure of the President
worksWith federal law enforcement agencies
state and local law enforcement agencies in Virginia

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