United States Attorney for the Fœderal Capital Territory

The United States Attorney for the Fœderal Capital Territory is the resident prosecuting Counsel of the United States in the Fœderal Capital Territory.

In and for the Fœderal Capital Territory, the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Federal Attorney-General nominates and, by and with the Advice and Consent of the United States Senate, appoints the U.S. Attorney for the Fœderal Capital Territory, to a Term of two Years (renewable thrice consecutively); and who serves at the Governor-General’s pleasure.

In an effort to serve and protect the public, the United States Attorney’s Office prosecutes violations of Federal law and represents the United States in civil litigation in the Fœderal Capital Territory. 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 (U.S.R.S. §28-547).

Mission
The mission of the United States Attorney in and for the Fœderal Capital Territory is to:
 * Represent the United States effectively in civil and criminal Cases exclusively cognizable under federal Law;
 * Serve as the Federal point-of-contact for Territorial, local, and Federal law enforcement coordination
 * Provide the best possible working Environment for USAO employees;–And
 * Enhance and strengthen the Communities they serve.

Vision statement
"The United States Attorney is the Representative not of an ordinary Party to a Controversy, but of a Sovereignty whose Obligation to govern Impartially is as compelling as its Obligation to Govern at all; and whose Interest, therefore, in a criminal Prosecution is not that it shall win a Case, but that Justice shall be done. As such, he is in a Peculiar and very Definite sense the Servant of the Law, the twofold Aim of which is that Guilt shall not escape or Innocence suffer. He may Prosecute with earnestness and vigor– indeed, he should do so. But, while he may strike hard Blows, he is not at Liberty to strike Foul ones. It is as much his Duty to refrain from improper Methods calculated to produce a wrongful Conviction as it is to use every legitimate Means to bring about a Just one."