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The U.S. Attorney for the District of New York was from 1789 to 1815 the chief federal law enforcement officer in the federal judicial District of New York, which at that time was coterminous with the whole State of New York. In 1814, the District of New York was split into the Northern and the Southern District, and in 1815 the first U.S. Attorneys were appointed for the new districts.
The U.S. District Court for the District of New York had jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney.
List of U.S. attorneys for the District of New York
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Richard Harison
Richard Harison (January 12, 1747 (O.S.)He was born on January 12, 1747, in the then used Julian Calendar; this date corresponds to January 23, 1748, in the Gregorian Calendar which has been used in America since 1752. in New York City – De ...
: 1789–1801
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Edward Livingston
Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both ...
: 1801–1803
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Nathan Sanford
Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician.
Early life
Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, in Bridgehampton, New York. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (née Baker) Sanford, a family of farme ...