The United States Attorney for the Northern District of California is the

United States Attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal ...

responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The

Northern District of California The United States District Court for the Northern District of California (in case citations, N.D. Cal.) is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, De ...

encompasses 15 Northern California counties from Del Norte in the north to

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in the south. The District contains three major metropolitan areas in

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

, Oakland, and San Jose; an expanse of suburban and rural area; and more than 300 public companies centered on

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. Nearly 9 million people live, work, and raise their families in the

. In an effort to help protect these individuals, the United States Attorney’s Office prosecutes violations of federal law and represents the United States in civil litigation in the

District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

. The Assistant United States Attorneys (“AUSAs”) who work in the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecute criminal violations, defend civil lawsuits against the United States, and litigate actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. the Acting United States Attorney is Stephanie Hinds. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California has offices in

, Oakland, and San Jose.

Divisions

*Criminal Division: Responsible for prosecutions of federal crimes, including bank and bankruptcy fraud; consumer, elder, government, and health care fraud; child exploitation and human trafficking; civil rights; criminal immigration; cybercrimes; environmental crimes; national security; narcotics; public corruption; securities fraud; tax; trade secrets theft; and violent crimes. Sections within the Criminal Division are: Appellate; Asset Forfeiture; General Crimes; Corporate Fraud Strike Force; Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF); Organized Crime Strike Force; Special Prosecutions. *Civil Division: Responsible for representing the United States in civil suits. The Civil Division includes Civil Defensive, Affirmative Civil Enforcement, and the Financial Litigation Unit. *Administrative Division: Responsible for providing a full range of office support and employee services.

Formed

The U.S. Attorney’s Office was formed by Act of September 28, 1850, Chap. 86, P.L. 81-36, 9 Stat. 521.

Historical list of U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of California

{, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! U.S. Attorney !! Type of Appointment !! Date of Commission , - , Calhoun Benham , , Presidential , , September 28, 1850 , - , Samuel W. Inge , , Presidential , , April 1, 1853 , - , William Blanding , , Presidential , , July 15, 1856 , - , Peter Della Torre , , Recess , , May 19, 1857 , - , Peter Della Torre , , Presidential , , May 11, 1858 , - , Calhoun Benham , , Presidential , , May 11, 1860 , - , William H. Sharp , , Recess , , April 9, 1861 , - , William H. Sharp , , Presidential , , July 22, 1861 , - , Delos Lake , , Presidential , , August or September 1864 , - , F.M. Pixley , , Recess , , May 11, 1868 , - , Lorenzo D. Latimer , , Presidential , , December 21, 1869 , - , Walter Van Dyke , , Presidential , , December 18, 1873 , - ,

John M. Coghlan John Maxwell Coghlan (December 8, 1835 – March 26, 1879) was a California Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented California's 3rd congressional district in the 42nd United States Congress from 1871 to 1873. Bi ...

, , Presidential , , April 19, 1876 , - , Philip Teare , , Presidential , , June 15, 1878 , - , Samuel G. Hilborn , , Presidential , , January 4, 1883 , - , John T. Carey , , Recess , , November 20, 1886 , - , John T. Carey , , Presidential , , January 13, 1887 , - , Charles A. Garter , , Recess , , October 14, 1890 , - , Charles A. Garter , , Presidential , , December 11, 1890 , - , Samuel Knight , , Court , , December 11, 1894 , - , Henry S. Foote , , Presidential , , February 20, 1895 , - , Frank L. Coombs , , Presidential , , February 14, 1899 , - , Marshall B. Woodworth , , Presidential , , March 2, 1901 , - , Robert T. Devlin , , Presidential , , March 8, 1905 , - , Robert T. Devlin , , Presidential , , April 25, 1910 , - , John L. McNab , , Presidential , , April 9, 1912 , - , Benjamin L. McKinley , , Court , , June 26, 1913 , - ,

Annette Abbott Adams Annette Abbott Adams (12 March 1877 – 26 October 1956) was an American lawyer and judge. She was the first woman to be the Assistant Attorney General in the United States. Biography Born Annette Grace Abbot in Prattville, California, to storek ...

, , Court , , July 25, 1913 , - , John W. Preston , , Presidential , , December 22, 1913 , - , John W. Preston , , Presidential , , January 8, 1918 , - , Annette Abbott Adams , , Presidential , , August 5, 1919 , - , Frank M. Silva , , Recess , , June 10, 1920 , - , Frank M. Silva , , Court , , March 7, 1921 , - , J.T. Williams , , Recess , , August 27, 1921 , - , J.T. Williams , , Presidential , , September 27, 1921 , - , Sterling Carr , , Court , , July 11, 1924 , - , George J. Hatfield , , Recess , , September 26, 1925 , - , George J. Hatfield , , Presidential , , December 14, 1925 , - , George J. Hatfield , , Presidential , , December 18, 1929 , - , I.M. Peckham , , Court , , January 3, 1933 , - , Henry H. McPike , , Presidential , , May 13, 1933 , - , Frank J. Hennessy , , Presidential , , August 14, 1937 , - , Frank J. Hennessy , , Presidential , , July 25, 1940 , - , Frank J. Hennessy , , Presidential , , November 7, 1941 , - , Chauncey F. Tramutolo , , Presidential , , April 19, 1951 , - , Lloyd H. Burke , , Presidential , , April 16, 1953 , - , Lloyd H. Burke , , Presidential , , May 24, 1957 , - , Robert H. Schnacke , , Court , , August 6, 1958 , - , Robert H. Schnacke , , Presidential , , August 8, 1958 , - , Lynn J. Gillard , , Court , , June 1, 1959 , - , Lynn J. Gillard , , Presidential , , August 29, 1959 , - , Lawrence E. Dayton , , Presidential , , May 19, 1960 , - , Cecil F. Poole , , Presidential , , June 28, 1961 , - , Cecil F. Poole , , Presidential , , June 9, 1966 , - , James L. Browning, Jr. , , Presidential , , December 24, 1969 , - , James L. Browning, Jr. , , Presidential , , May 21, 1974 , - , G. William Hunter , , Presidential , , November 7, 1977 , - , Rodney H. Hamblin , , Court , , October 1, 1981 , - , Joseph P. Russoniello , , Presidential , , January 6, 1982 , - , Joseph P. Russoniello , , Presidential , , November 5, 1986 , - , William T. McGivern, Jr. , , Attorney General , , March 17, 1990 , - , William T. McGivern, Jr. , , Court , , July 15, 1990 , - , John A. Mendez , , Attorney General , , August 10, 1992 , - , John A. Mendez , , Court , , December 7, 1992 , - , Michael J. Yamaguchi , , Attorney General , , July 4, 1993 , - , Michael J. Yamaguchi , , Presidential , , October 27, 1993 , - , Robert S. Mueller, III , , Attorney General , , August 24, 1998 , - , Robert S. Mueller, III , , Court , , December 21, 1998 , - , Robert S. Mueller, III , , Presidential , , October 13, 1999 , - , David W. Shapiro , , Attorney General , , September 4, 2001 , - , David W. Shapiro , , Court , , January 2, 2002 , - , Kevin V. Ryan , , Attorney General , , July 16, 2002 , - , Kevin V. Ryan , , Presidential , , August 2, 2002 , - , Scott N. Schools , , Attorney General , , February 17, 2007 , - , Scott N. Schools , , Court , , October 13, 2007 , - , Joseph P. Russoniello , , Presidential , , January 4, 2008 , - ,

Melinda Haag Melinda L. Haag (born 1961) is a San Francisco-based litigator and former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. Early life and education In 1983, Haag graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor's deg ...

, , Presidential , , August 13, 2010 , - , Brian J. Stretch , , Acting (Vacancies Reform Act) , , September 1, 2015 , - , Brian J. Stretch , , Attorney General , , March 30, 2016 , - , Brian J. Stretch , , Court , , July 26, 2016 , - , Alex Tse , , Acting (Vacancies Reform Act) , , January 7, 2018 , - , Alex Tse , , Court , , August 5, 2018 , - , David L. Anderson , , Presidential , , January 15, 2019 , - , Stephanie Hinds , Acting (Vacancies Reform Act) , March 1, 2021 , - , Stephanie Hinds , Attorney General , December 26, 2021

External links

Official website