United States Attorney for the Northern District of California
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of California is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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The Northern District of California encompasses 15 Northern California counties from Del Norte in the north to Monterey in the south. The District contains three major metropolitan areas in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose; an expanse of suburban and rural area; and more than 300 public companies centered on Silicon Valley. Nearly 9 million people live, work, and raise their families in the Northern District of California.
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. 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 current United States Attorney is David L. Anderson.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California has offices in San Francisco, 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
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Notable U.S. Attorneys and Assistant U.S. Attorneys
- Annette Abbott Adams – first woman in the country to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney (1913, 1919-1920), and Associate Attorney General (1920-1921)
- Laurel Beeler – U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California
- Suzanne Ramos Bolanos – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
- Tracie L. Brown – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
- Charles “Ben” Burch – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
- Theresa Canepa – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
- Andrew Cheng – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
- C. Don Clay – Judge, Superior Court of California, Alameda County
- Nathanael Cousins – U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California
- Allison Danner – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
- Lewis A. Davis – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
- Robert L. Dondero – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
- Jeffrey Finigan – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Mateo County
- Haywood Gilliam – U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California
- Rebecca Hardie – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
- William Hunter – Executive Director, National Basketball Association
- Stephen Johnson – Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
- Kathleen Kelly – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
- John W. Kennedy – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
- Gail Killefer – Judge, Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County
- John Laettner – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
- Elizabeth K. Lee – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Mateo County
- Rita Lin – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
- Anne-Christine Massulo – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
- Beth McGarry – Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
- John A. Mendez -- U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of California
- Marla J. Miller – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
- Robert S. Mueller, III – FBI Director; Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice
- Ioana Petrou - Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
- Cecil F. Poole – First African American federal judge in Northern California; U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California and U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- John W. Preston – Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
- Wade Rhyne – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
- Maria Rivera – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
- Scott N. Schools – Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Uber
- Richard Seeborg – U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California
- Edward Torpoco – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
- Alex Tse – U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California
- Kent Walker – Chief Legal Officer, Google
- Derrick Watson – U.S. District Judge, District of Hawaii
- Tony West – Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Chief Legal Officer, Uber
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