What is the Job of a United States Attorney?

US Attorneys represent the federal government in each state and all US territories. Each of these Attorneys is nominated by the President and confirmed by Congress, they report directly to the Attorney General. The President and his cabinet set high level priorities for the USAs to pursue but each of them decides how to implement these priorities in their own jurisdiction.

Rachel Paulose served as a United States Attorney in Minnesota from 2006 to 2008.

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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