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Formed | April 6, 1953 |
Headquarters | 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 2242, Washington, DC 20530-0001, USA 38°53′39″N 77°01′30″W / 38.894080°N 77.024894°W |
Agency executive |
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Website |
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The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) is the office within the Department of Justice that provides executive and administrative support for the 93 United States Attorneys located throughout the 50 states, District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Such support includes, but is not limited to, legal education, administrative oversight, technical support, and the creation of uniform policies. [1] The organization of the EOUSA is laid out in Title 3 of the Justice Manual., [2] which is provided by the United States Department of Justice.
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys was created on April 6, 1953 by Attorney General Order No. 8-53, issued by then-Attorney General Herbert Brownell, Jr. The office, created as a part of the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, was to provide for close liaison between the Department of Justice in Washington, DC and the 93 U.S. Attorneys (USAs) throughout the 50 states, the (Panama) Canal Zone (Until March 31, 1982), the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [3] It was organized by James R. Browning, who also served as the office’s first chief. Browning would later become a federal circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys (AGAC), was created on February 13, 1976 by then-Attorney General Elliot Richardson to advise the Attorney General and give U.S. Attorneys a say in Department of Justice policies. Members of the Committee are selected by the Attorney General to serve on a rotating basis.,
The EOUSA is under the direction of a director. The EOUSA director provides general executive assistance and supervision to all U.S. Attorney’s offices, including: [3]
The current director of the EOUSA is Monty Wilkinson. He was re-appointed EOUSA Director on March 22, 2021. [5]
Director | Years served | Notes |
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Norman Wong [6] | 2023–present | Acting Director |
Monty Wilinson [7] | 2021–2023 | |
Corey F. Ellis [8] | 2019–2021 | |
James Crowell [9] | 2017–2019 | |
Monty Wilkinson [5] | 2014–2017 | |
H. Marshall Jarrett | 2009–2014 | |
Kenneth E. Melson | 2007–2009 | |
Michael A. Battle | 2005–2007 | |
Mary Beth Buchanan | 2004–2005 | |
Guy A. Lewis [10] | 2002–2004 | |
Kenneth Wainstein [11] | 2001–2002 | |
Mark T. Calloway [12] | 2000–2001 | |
Mary Murgua | 1999–2000 | |
Donna Bucella | 1997–1999 | |
Carol DiBattiste | 1994–1997 | |
Anthony Moscato [13] | 1992–1994 | |
Laurence S. McWhorter | 1987–1992 | |
William P. Tyson | 1977–1987 | |
William B. Gray | 1975–1977 | |
Gerald D. Fines | 1975–1975 | |
Philip H. Modlin [14] | 1970–1975 | |
Harlington Wood, Jr. | 1969–1970 | |
John K. Van de Kamp | 1968–1969 | |
John W. Kern, III [15] | 1966–1968 | |
William J. Brady, Jr. | 1963–1966 | |
John R. Reilly | 1961–1963 | |
B. Hayden Crawford [16] | 1958–1960 | |
Joseph H. Lesh | 1954–1958 | The first head of the EOUSA |
James R. Browning | 1953–1954 | Established the EOUSA |
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys provides: [3]
The EOUSA also supervises the operation of the Office of Legal Education, which develops, conducts, and assists in the training of all Department of Justice legal personnel and other federal legal personnel. [3]
The Office of the EOUSA Director serves as the focal point for a wide array of requests and inquiries from the United States Attorneys offices. [3] The EOUSA Director is responsible for the overall supervision and management of all EOUSA staff to help provide support, guidance, assistance, and management to the 93 United States Attorneys.
Agency overview | |
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Formed | April 6, 1953 |
Headquarters | 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 2242, Washington, DC 20530-0001, USA 38°53′39″N 77°01′30″W / 38.894080°N 77.024894°W |
Agency executive |
|
Website |
www |
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) is the office within the Department of Justice that provides executive and administrative support for the 93 United States Attorneys located throughout the 50 states, District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Such support includes, but is not limited to, legal education, administrative oversight, technical support, and the creation of uniform policies. [1] The organization of the EOUSA is laid out in Title 3 of the Justice Manual., [2] which is provided by the United States Department of Justice.
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys was created on April 6, 1953 by Attorney General Order No. 8-53, issued by then-Attorney General Herbert Brownell, Jr. The office, created as a part of the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, was to provide for close liaison between the Department of Justice in Washington, DC and the 93 U.S. Attorneys (USAs) throughout the 50 states, the (Panama) Canal Zone (Until March 31, 1982), the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [3] It was organized by James R. Browning, who also served as the office’s first chief. Browning would later become a federal circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys (AGAC), was created on February 13, 1976 by then-Attorney General Elliot Richardson to advise the Attorney General and give U.S. Attorneys a say in Department of Justice policies. Members of the Committee are selected by the Attorney General to serve on a rotating basis.,
The EOUSA is under the direction of a director. The EOUSA director provides general executive assistance and supervision to all U.S. Attorney’s offices, including: [3]
The current director of the EOUSA is Monty Wilkinson. He was re-appointed EOUSA Director on March 22, 2021. [5]
Director | Years served | Notes |
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Norman Wong [6] | 2023–present | Acting Director |
Monty Wilinson [7] | 2021–2023 | |
Corey F. Ellis [8] | 2019–2021 | |
James Crowell [9] | 2017–2019 | |
Monty Wilkinson [5] | 2014–2017 | |
H. Marshall Jarrett | 2009–2014 | |
Kenneth E. Melson | 2007–2009 | |
Michael A. Battle | 2005–2007 | |
Mary Beth Buchanan | 2004–2005 | |
Guy A. Lewis [10] | 2002–2004 | |
Kenneth Wainstein [11] | 2001–2002 | |
Mark T. Calloway [12] | 2000–2001 | |
Mary Murgua | 1999–2000 | |
Donna Bucella | 1997–1999 | |
Carol DiBattiste | 1994–1997 | |
Anthony Moscato [13] | 1992–1994 | |
Laurence S. McWhorter | 1987–1992 | |
William P. Tyson | 1977–1987 | |
William B. Gray | 1975–1977 | |
Gerald D. Fines | 1975–1975 | |
Philip H. Modlin [14] | 1970–1975 | |
Harlington Wood, Jr. | 1969–1970 | |
John K. Van de Kamp | 1968–1969 | |
John W. Kern, III [15] | 1966–1968 | |
William J. Brady, Jr. | 1963–1966 | |
John R. Reilly | 1961–1963 | |
B. Hayden Crawford [16] | 1958–1960 | |
Joseph H. Lesh | 1954–1958 | The first head of the EOUSA |
James R. Browning | 1953–1954 | Established the EOUSA |
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys provides: [3]
The EOUSA also supervises the operation of the Office of Legal Education, which develops, conducts, and assists in the training of all Department of Justice legal personnel and other federal legal personnel. [3]
The Office of the EOUSA Director serves as the focal point for a wide array of requests and inquiries from the United States Attorneys offices. [3] The EOUSA Director is responsible for the overall supervision and management of all EOUSA staff to help provide support, guidance, assistance, and management to the 93 United States Attorneys.