The PresidentThe President appoints a United States Attorney to each of the 94 federal districts (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are separate districts but share a United States Attorney).
The President has now announced 53 nominees to serve as U.S. Attorneys, and 11 nominees to serve as U.S. Marshals.
Current U.S. AttorneysDistrictUnited States AttorneyArkansas, WesternClay FowlkesCalifornia, CentralTracy WilkisonCalifornia, EasternPhillip TalbertCalifornia, NorthernStephanie Hinds89 more rows
U.S. attorneys are appointed by the President of the United States for a term of four years, with appointments subject to confirmation by the Senate.
U.S. Attorneys are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, the officeholder is nominated by the president of the United States, then appointed with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.
Each United States attorney shall be appointed for a term of four years. On the expiration of his term, a United States attorney shall continue to perform the duties of his office until his successor is appointed and qualifies. Each United States attorney is subject to removal by the President.
Presidentially appointed United States Attorneys are noted with an asterisk (*) after their name and should be addressed as “The Honorable.” All others should be addressed as “Mr.” or “Ms.” Acting United States Attorneys are designated by a caret sign (^).
The President of the United States has the authority to appoint U.S. Attorneys, with the consent of the United States Senate, and the President may remove U.S. Attorneys from office.
The principal duties of the Attorney General are to: Represent the United States in legal matters. Supervise and direct the administration and operation of the offices, boards, divisions, and bureaus that comprise the Department.
Salary Ranges for Attorney Generals The middle 57% of Attorney Generals makes between $101,019 and $254,138, with the top 86% making $560,998.
The United States Attorney is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for a term of four years. In smaller offices, they may be responsible for all aspects of criminal prosecution.
The United States Attorney is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for a term of four years. In smaller offices, they may be responsible for all aspects of criminal prosecution.
The President of the United States has the authority to appoint U.S. Attorneys, with the consent of the United States Senate, and the President may remove U.S. Attorneys from office.
Limitations. Although the White House counsel offers legal advice to the president and vice president, the counsel does so in the president's and vice president's official capacity, and does not serve as the president's personal attorney.
In all, 25 of the 44 men to hold the office of President have been lawyers. Before taking office, many other presidents previously served as soldiers, farmers, businessmen or teachers.
During a trip to Las Vegas this past summer, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a remark that seemed to pat Acting US attorney Steven Myhre on the back for his prosecution of Cliven Bundy and his supporters from the Bunkerville Standoff.
During a trip to Las Vegas this past summer, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a remark that seemed to pat Acting US attorney Steven Myhre on the back for his prosecution of Cliven Bundy and his supporters from the Bunkerville Standoff.
The EEOC decision, obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal in July, concluded that Brower had subjected the female prosecutor, who has since left the office, to sex discrimination and retaliation.
Brower, a former Nevada legislator, displayed a “hostile” attitude toward the prosecutor after she complained about sexist remarks her white collar crime supervisor had made , the decision said. The office also was slow to transfer the prosecutor out of the white collar crime unit.
The agency also ordered the Justice Department to pay the female prosecutor $287,998 in legal fees, costs and damages.
Contact Jeff German at [email protected] or 702-380-4564. Follow @JGermanRJ on Twitter.
It’s like walking into a new classroom as a teacher.”. Elieson has not filled the first assistant’s position, and it is unclear whether Myhre requested the new assignment or was demoted. Trisha Young, a spokeswoman for Elieson, denied a request to interview Myhre and Duncan, now the No. 2 person in the office.
Elieson this week refused to confirm or comment on Myhre’s move and other management changes in the office, including the promotion of Andrew Duncan from criminal division chief to executive assistant U.S. attorney. She said through a spokeswoman that she considered the matters to be personnel issues. But other U.S. attorneys across the country put out news releases about such changes, and larger offices in New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. include the names of supervisors on their websites.
Former federal prosecutors said Elieson has been making administrative changes that suggest she is expecting to remain at the helm of the office. It is not unusual for a new U.S. attorney to install a new management team, the former prosecutors said.
The EEOC decision, obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal in July, concluded that Brower had subjected the female prosecutor, who has since left the office, to sex discrimination and retaliation.
Brower, a former Nevada legislator, displayed a “hostile” attitude toward the prosecutor after she complained about sexist remarks her white collar crime supervisor had made , the decision said. The office also was slow to transfer the prosecutor out of the white collar crime unit.
The agency also ordered the Justice Department to pay the female prosecutor $287,998 in legal fees, costs and damages.
Contact Jeff German at [email protected] or 702-380-4564. Follow @JGermanRJ on Twitter.
It’s like walking into a new classroom as a teacher.”. Elieson has not filled the first assistant’s position, and it is unclear whether Myhre requested the new assignment or was demoted. Trisha Young, a spokeswoman for Elieson, denied a request to interview Myhre and Duncan, now the No. 2 person in the office.
Elieson this week refused to confirm or comment on Myhre’s move and other management changes in the office, including the promotion of Andrew Duncan from criminal division chief to executive assistant U.S. attorney. She said through a spokeswoman that she considered the matters to be personnel issues. But other U.S. attorneys across the country put out news releases about such changes, and larger offices in New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. include the names of supervisors on their websites.
Former federal prosecutors said Elieson has been making administrative changes that suggest she is expecting to remain at the helm of the office. It is not unusual for a new U.S. attorney to install a new management team, the former prosecutors said.