Noun
United States Attorney (plural United States Attorneys)
A title for some attorneys for the federal government of the United States of America. The head of the government attorneys' office and prosecutor's office for a court district in the U.S. federal district court system, which represents the government's position.
"As we discussed, I wanted the opportunity to choose a distinguished New York lawyer, Jay Clayton, to nominate as United States Attorney and was hoping for your cooperation to facilitate a smooth transition." Source: Internet
Barr, in his statement, said, “I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York” and did not mention a reason for why Berman was stepping down. Source: Internet
“Cases don’t look the same at the end as they do at the beginning,” he noted, recalling his prosecutions of public corruption in the 1980s as United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts, where he won 109 convictions in 111 corruption cases. Source: Internet
Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announced in a news release on Monday that Charles Cory Thornton, 37, has pleaded guilty to using hidden cameras in his bathroom to produce pornographic images and videos of an unsuspecting child. Source: Internet
On February 25, 2009, a United States Attorney sent a letter to an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation stating that the subpoena had been withdrawn. Source: Internet
I was unable to provide substantial assistance to the United States Attorney due to the fact I had no knowledge of the inner working of his lawless undertakings. Source: Internet