United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama

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


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Attorney position
federal prosecutorial office
appointedBy President of the United States
associatedCourt United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
category United States Attorneys for the state of Alabama
collaboratesWith state and local law enforcement agencies in southern Alabama
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
createdUnder Judiciary Act and subsequent federal statutes establishing the Southern District of Alabama
districtCovers southern portion of the state of Alabama
enforces federal criminal statutes within the Southern District of Alabama
governmentLevel federal
handles appeals of federal criminal and civil cases from the Southern District of Alabama in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
hasAuthorityOver federal grand jury proceedings in the Southern District of Alabama
hasSeatIn Mobile, Alabama NERFINISHED
heads United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama
jurisdiction Southern District of Alabama
language English
legalSystem federal law of the United States
mayDelegateTo Assistant United States Attorneys in the Southern District of Alabama
officeType public prosecutor’s office
oversees federal civil litigation in the Southern District of Alabama
federal criminal prosecutions in the Southern District of Alabama
partOf United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama
United States Department of Justice
positionType presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position
region southern Alabama NERFINISHED
reportsTo Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED
represents United States government in civil cases in the Southern District of Alabama
United States government in criminal cases in the Southern District of Alabama
responsibleFor collection of debts owed to the United States in the Southern District of Alabama
defense of the United States in civil actions in the Southern District of Alabama
enforcement of federal criminal law in the Southern District of Alabama
representation of the United States in affirmative civil litigation in the Southern District of Alabama
role chief federal law enforcement officer in the Southern District of Alabama
chief federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Alabama
subdivisionOf Executive branch of the United States government
subjectTo policies of the United States Department of Justice
supervises Assistant United States Attorneys in the Southern District of Alabama
termLength serves at the pleasure of the President
worksWith Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Marshals Service NERFINISHED
United States Secret Service

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama ("United States Attorneys for the state of Alabama")
category
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
hasSubordinateOrganization
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama ("United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama")
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