United States Attorney

United States federal prosecutors represent the United States federal government in the Courts of the respective States (U.S. Advocates-General); Courts of the Fœderal Capital Territory and the Courts of the District of Columbia (Attorneys-General of the Districts); and the Courts of the five United States Territories (U.S. Attorneys). There are 50 U.S. prosecutors stationed throughout the United States (18), the Fœderal Capital Territory (1), the District of Columbia (1) and the Territories (30).

In the States, the federal Prosecutor/Counsel is the U.S. Advocate-General; but outside the States, the U.S. Advocate-General is known as the United States Attorney (in the Territories) or the Attorney-General (in the Districts).

Furthermore, in each of the eighteen States, the U.S. Advocate-General heads his State’s branch of the United States Advocate-General’s Office]; likewise, in and for each of the thirty Territories, the U.S. Attorney for that Territory heads his Territory’s branch of the [[U.S. Attorney’s Office; and in and for each of the two Fœderal Districts, the Attorney-General thereof heads the Attorney-General’s Office of his District.

In and for each State, the U.S. Advocate-General therein is appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Governor or such other Official or Entity as may be designated by the Constitution or Laws of the State; furthermore, Federal Law defers to the Constitutions and Laws of the respective States as to giving Advice and Consent: If State law requires Advice and Consent for gubernatorial Appointments, then the Governor-General, by and with the Advice and Consent of whatever Body or Entity designated by the Constitution or Laws of the State, appoints the U.S. Advocate-General for that State. However, federal prosecutors stationed in any of the Territories (including the two Federal Districts as if they were Federal Territories) are appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Federal Attorney-General, by and with the Advice and Consent of the United States Senate. In all cases, the federal prosecutor attached to each Place represents the Government of the United States before the Courts of the Place in which he is stationed.

The respective prosecutors for the United States, both those stationed in the States as well as those stationed in the Territories and the two Districts, are attached to the Administrative Office of United States Attorneys, which may be found within the larger United States Department of the Attorney-General.

U.S. prosecutors receive oversight, supervision, and administrative support services through the Attorney-General Department’s Administrative Office of United States Attorneys. U.S. prosecutors participate in the United States Attorneys’ Advisory Council.

U.S. Advocate-General’s Offices{{!}} State (18)

 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Arizona
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of California
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Colorado
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Hawaiʻi
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Idaho
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Kansas
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Montana
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Nebraska
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Nevada
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of New Mexico
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of North Dakota
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Oklahoma
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Oregon
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of South Dakota
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Texas
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Utah
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Washington
 * U.S. Advocate-General in and for the State of Wyoming

U.S. Attorney-General’s Offices{{!}} Fœderal Districts (2)

 * Attorney-General for the Fœderal Capital Territory
 * Attorney-General for the District of Columbia

U.S. Attorney’s Offices{{!}} Territorial (30)

 * U.S. Attorney for Alabama Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Arkansas Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Delaware Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Florida Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Georgia Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Illinois Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Indiana Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Iowa Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Kentucky Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Louisiana Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Maine Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Maryland Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Michigan Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Missouri Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Mississippi Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for New York Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for North Carolina Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Ohio Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Pennsylvania Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Tennessee Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Vermont Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Virginia Territory
 * U.S. Attorney for Wisconsin Territory

Appointment
In and for each State, the U.S. Advocate-General therein is appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Governor or such other Official or Entity as may be designated by the Constitution or Laws of the State, to a Term of two Years (renewable thrice consecutively), and serves at the Pleasure of the Governor-General; furthermore, Federal Law defers to the Constitutions and Laws of the respective States as to giving Advice and Consent: If State law requires Advice and Consent for gubernatorial Appointments, then the Governor-General, by and with the Advice and Consent of whatever Body or Entity designated by the Constitution or Laws of the State, appoints the U.S. Advocate-General for that State; –And all such persons so appointed must be residents and citizens of the State in and for which they are to serve.

In all cases, the U.S. Advocate-General in and for each State represent the Government of the United States before the Courts of the State in which he is stationed. However, Advocates-General stationed in any of the Territories (including the two Federal Districts as if they were Federal Territories) are appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Federal Attorney-General, by and with the Advice and Consent of the United States Senate.

However, in and for each Territory, the Governor-General consults with the Federal Attorney-General as to potential nominees; and from that pool the Governor-General nominates and, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Federal Senate, appoints that Person as U.S. Attorney for that Territory, to a Term of two Years (renewable thrice consecutively).

Furthermore, in and for each of the two Federal Districts (the Fœderal Capital Territory and the District of Columbia), in which the Attorney-General for the District is also the U.S. Advocate-General for that District, the Governor-General consults with the District Administrator as to potential nominees; and from that pool of candidates the Governor-General nominates and, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Federal Senate, appoints that Person as Attorney-General (and U.S. Attorney) for that District, to a Term of two Years (renewable thrice consecutively).

In all cases, U.S. advocates-general, U.S. attorneys, and attorneys-general of the Districts, regardless of where they are stationed, be it in a State, Territory, or District, serve at the Pleasure of the Governor-General, and may be removed by him for nearly any reason. Also, an U.S. Advocate-General shall continue in office, beyond the appointed Term, until a successor is chosen and qualified.

In and for each State, the supreme Court thereof have had the authority since 1722 to appoint interim U.S. advocates-general to fill a Vacancy; and in and for each Federal District the Court of Appeal thereof have like Authority to appoint interim attorney-general of their District. However, the United States Federal Court, and not the territorial supreme Courts, have the Power to appoint interim U.S. attorneys in the Territories.

In renewing the Commission of any U.S. advocate-general, U.S. attorney, or District attorney-general, the United States Attorney-General conducts routine evaluations into their conduct and performance, including conducting written performance standards and performance reviews which survey opinions of persons who have knowledge of the performance and conduct of the relevant U.S. counsel appointed to their State, Territory, or District. In and for each State, Territory, and District, the Government and People thereof, respectively, shall be afforded a full and fair opportunity for participation in the evaluation process through public hearings, dissemination of evaluation reports to voters and any other methods as the supreme Court of that State, Territory, or District, as the case may be, deem advisable.

Role of U.S. prosecutors
The U.S. prosecutor is both the primary representative and the administrative head of the such office as corresponds to his station: U.S. Advocate-General’s Office (in the case of States), U.S. Attorney’s Office (in the case of Territories), and Attorney-General’s Office (in the case of Districts); and represent the United States federal government in the Courts of the respective States; Courts of the Fœderal Capital Territory; Courts of the District of Columbia; and the Courts of the United States Territories in all civil and criminal actions in which the United States shall be concerned. However, they are not the only one that can represent the United States in Court. In certain circumstances, using an action called a qui tam, any U.S. citizen, provided they are represented by an attorney, can represent the interests of the United States, and share in penalties assessed against guilty parties.

As the United States Constitution Treaty reserves to the States the Power to prescribe the punishment for violating Federal law within the borders of the State, what would otherwise be a Federal offense is legally a State-level crime. However, Federal law designates the U.S. Advocate-General in each States as the party responsible for prosecuting these offenses.

However, this is not the case in the Territories and the two Districts: In these Places, the Congress has plenary Power to define and punish Crimes, which it delegates in various amounts to the Territorial- and District-level Legislatures. In these non-Sovereign jurisdictions, prosecuting Authority is largely divided between local prosecutors and the U.S. Advocate General for that place: As of 1722, Congress have designated that in the Territories, local prosecutors are to be responsible for local misdemeanor offenses, and the U.S. Advocate-General be responsible for prosecuting felony offenses (the Congress having reserved to itself exclusive Power to define and punish Felonies in the Territories); and in the Districts, the Attorney-General’s Office (which is also the U.S. Advocate-General’s Office for the District) is responsible for prosecuting both local and Federal misdemeanor and felony offenses.

Administrative Office for United States Attorneys
The Administrative Office for United States Attorneys (AOUSA) provides the administrative support for the 50 United States prosecutors (U.S. Advocates-General for the eighteen States; Attorneys-General for the two Federal Districts; and U.S. Attorneys for the thirty Federal Territories), including:
 * General executive assistance and direction,
 * Policy development,
 * Administrative management direction and oversight,
 * Operational support,
 * Coordination with other components of the United States Department of the Attorney-General and other federal Agencies.

These Responsibilities include certain legal, budgetary, administrative, and personnel Services, as well as legal Education.