United
States Attorneys
Mission Statement
The
United States Attorneys serve as the nation's principal
litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.
There are 93 United States Attorneys stationed throughout
the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
and the Northern Mariana Islands. United States Attorneys
are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, the President
of the United States, with advice and consent of the United
States Senate. One United States Attorney is assigned to
each of the judicial districts, with the exception of Guam
and the Northern Mariana Islands where a single United States
Attorney serves in both districts. Each United States Attorney
is the chief federal law enforcement officer of the United
States within his or her particular jurisdiction.
Although
the distribution of caseload varies between districts, each
has every category of cases and handles a mixture of simple
and complex litigation. Each United States Attorney exercises
wide discretion in the use of his/her resources to further
the priorities of the local jurisdictions and needs of their
communities. United States Attorneys have been delegated
full authority and control in the areas of personnel management,
financial management, and procurement.