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United States Attorney for the District of Columbia

October 31, 2023

Not to be confused with Attorney General for the District of Columbia.

The United States attorney for the District of Columbia (USADC) is responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has two divisions, the Civil Division and the Criminal Division. The Civil Division is responsible for representing federal agencies in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and in appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Matthew M. Graves
since November 5, 2021
United States Department of Justice
Reports toThe Attorney General
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent

Unlike the states, District of Columbia is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. By statute, the U.S. Attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of Columbia. Therefore, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia serves as both the federal prosecutor (as in the other 92 U.S. Attorneys' offices) and as the local district attorney. The Attorney General of the District of Columbia, who is elected by the people of the District, handles local civil litigation and minor infractions, comparable with a City Attorney.

Because its jurisdiction covers the precincts of the United States Congress and the headquarters of several U.S. Government agencies, the USADC is considered one of the most influential U.S. Attorneys in the United States, along with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Appointment to the role is considered a significant career achievement for prosecutors.

List of U.S. attorneys for the District of Columbia edit

References edit

  1. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  2. ^ Female Assistant Is Named Interim Prosecutor for D.C., The Washington Post, July 19, 1997
  3. ^ Wilma A. Lewis ’81 nominated to be assistant secretary for Land and Mineral Management, Harvard Law Today, May 12, 2009
  4. ^ United States Attorney Taylor announces resignation
  5. ^ Taylor Withdraws US Attorney Confirmation Bid after Losing Norton Support
  6. ^ Acting United States Attorney Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. to Step Down

Sources edit

  • Bicentennial Celebration of the U.S. Attorneys, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys. United States Department of Justice, 1989.
  • United States Attorney for the District of Columbia

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Not to be confused with Attorney General for the District of Columbia The United States attorney for the District of Columbia USADC is responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia The U S Attorney s Office for the District of Columbia has two divisions the Civil Division and the Criminal Division The Civil Division is responsible for representing federal agencies in the U S District Court for the District of Columbia and in appeals before the U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit United States Attorney for the District of ColumbiaIncumbentMatthew M Gravessince November 5 2021United States Department of JusticeReports toThe Attorney GeneralAppointerThe Presidentwith Senate advice and consentThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Unlike the states District of Columbia is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U S Congress By statute the U S Attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of Columbia Therefore the U S Attorney for the District of Columbia serves as both the federal prosecutor as in the other 92 U S Attorneys offices and as the local district attorney The Attorney General of the District of Columbia who is elected by the people of the District handles local civil litigation and minor infractions comparable with a City Attorney Because its jurisdiction covers the precincts of the United States Congress and the headquarters of several U S Government agencies the USADC is considered one of the most influential U S Attorneys in the United States along with the U S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Appointment to the role is considered a significant career achievement for prosecutors List of U S attorneys for the District of Columbia editJohn T Mason 1801 Walter Jones Jr 1801 1821 Thomas Swann 1821 1833 Francis Scott Key 1833 1841 Philip Richard Fendall II 1841 1845 James Hoban Jr 1845 1846 Philip Barton Key II 1846 1849 Philip Richard Fendall II 1849 1853 Philip Barton Key II 1853 1859 Robert Ould 1859 1861 Edward S Carrington 1861 1876 George P Fisher 1870 1875 Henry H Wells 1875 1880 George B Corkhill 1880 1884 Augustus S Worthington 1884 1888 John B Hoge 1888 1891 Charles Cleaves Cole 1891 1893 Arthur A Birney 1893 1897 Henry E Davis 1897 1899 Thomas H Anderson 1899 1901 Ashley M Gould 1901 1903 Morgan H Beach 1903 1905 Daniel W Baker 1905 1910 Clarence R Wilson 1910 1914 John E Laskey 1914 1921 Peyton Gordon 1921 1928 Leo A Rover 1928 1934 Leslie C Garnett 1934 1937 David Andrew Pine 1938 1940 Edward Matthew Curran 1940 1946 George M Fay 1946 George E McNeil 1946 1947 George M Fay 1947 1951 Charles M Irelan 1951 1953 Leo A Rover 1953 1956 Oliver Gasch 1956 1961 David Campion Acheson 1961 1965 John C Conliff Jr 1965 David G Bress 1965 1969 Thomas Aquinas Flannery 1969 1971 Harold H Titus Jr 1971 1974 Earl J Silbert 1974 1979 Carl Raul 1979 Charles Ruff 1979 1981 Stanley S Harris 1982 1983 Joseph diGenova 1983 1988 Timothy J Reardon III interim 1988 Jay B Stephens 1988 1993 J Ramsey Johnson interim 1993 1 Eric Holder 1993 1997 Mary Lou Leary interim July 1997 January 1998 2 Wilma A Lewis January 1998 April 2001 3 Roscoe C Howard August 2001 May 2004 Kenneth L Wainstein May 2004 September 28 2006 Jeffrey A Taylor interim September 28 2006 May 28 2009 4 5 Ronald Machen February 2010 March 31 2015 Vincent Cohen Jr interim April 1 2015 October 19 2015 6 Channing D Phillips October 19 2015 September 24 2017 Jessie Liu September 24 2017 January 31 2020 Timothy Shea interim January 31 2020 May 19 2020 Michael R Sherwin interim May 19 2020 March 3 2021 Channing D Phillips interim March 3 2021 November 5 2021 Matthew M Graves November 5 2021 presentReferences edit District of Columbia Superior Court bio of Ramsey Johnson PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2017 02 28 Retrieved 2017 06 16 Female Assistant Is Named Interim Prosecutor for D C The Washington Post July 19 1997 Wilma A Lewis 81 nominated to be assistant secretary for Land and Mineral Management Harvard Law Today May 12 2009 United States Attorney Taylor announces resignation Taylor Withdraws US Attorney Confirmation Bid after Losing Norton Support Acting United States Attorney Vincent H Cohen Jr to Step DownSources editBicentennial Celebration of the U S Attorneys Executive Office for U S Attorneys United States Department of Justice 1989 United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Attorney for the District of Columbia amp oldid 1179511632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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