United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Massachusetts.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney ⓘ federal prosecutor position ⓘ
alternativeName	U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
category	United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ Drug Enforcement Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
defends	civil actions against the United States in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
districtCovers	Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedBy	federal law of the United States ⓘ
handles	appeals of federal criminal cases from the District of Massachusetts in coordination with the Solicitor General ⓘ
initiates	civil enforcement actions on behalf of the United States in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ federal judicial district of Massachusetts ⓘ
legalArea	federal civil law ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ
legalAuthority	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedIn	John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayBeFilledBy	lawyer admitted to practice law ⓘ
officeType	federal prosecutorial office ⓘ
oversees	Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ staff of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
partOf	United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
prosecutes	violations of federal statutes occurring in Massachusetts ⓘ
reportsTo	Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents	United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	presidential nomination and Senate confirmation ⓘ
responsibility	coordination with federal investigative agencies operating in Massachusetts ⓘ prosecution of federal crimes in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ representation of the United States in civil litigation in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ supervision of Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ chief federal prosecutor in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
seat	Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	policies of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ
termLength	serves at the pleasure of the President ⓘ
worksWith	United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marshals Service for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts → associatedWith → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

Boston Police Department → cooperatesWith → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts

Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ