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This is a list of United States attorneys appointed by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump.
President Trump nominated 86 people to be U.S. attorneys, and 84 of them were confirmed. There are a total of 93 U.S. attorneys in the Department of Justice.
Most of Trump's U.S. attorney appointments were white and male. During Trump's term, seven U.S. attorneys named were women, including acting attorneys, and one of his first 42 appointments was a woman. Only seven individuals named to vacancies among the 93 positions were people of color. [1]
In February 2021, 56 Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign by the end of the month. [2]
Denotes interim appointee.
District | Attorney | Assumed office | Left office |
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Alabama | |||
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Alabama | Louis V. Franklin Sr. | September 21, 2017 | February 26, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Alabama | Jay Town | August 11, 2017 | July 15, 2020 |
Prim F. Escalona | July 16, 2020 | Incumbent | |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Alabama | Richard W. Moore | September 22, 2017 | February 26, 2021 |
Alaska | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska | Bryan Schroder | November 21, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
Arizona | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona | Michael G. Bailey [3] | June 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
Arkansas | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Arkansas | J. Cody Hiland | October 10, 2017 | December 31, 2020 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Arkansas | Duane Kees | January 5, 2018 | January 17, 2020 |
David Clay Fowlkes | January 17, 2020 | ||
California | |||
U.S. Attorney for the C.D. of California | Nicola T. Hanna | January 5, 2018 (Interim) (Confirmed to a four-year term on April 26, 2018) | January 8, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of California | McGregor W. Scott | December 29, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of California | David L. Anderson [4] | January 15, 2019 | February 27, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of California | Robert S. Brewer Jr. [5] | January 16, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
Colorado | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado | Jason R. Dunn [5] | October 26, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
Connecticut | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut | John Durham | February 22, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
Delaware | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware | David C. Weiss | February 22, 2018 | Incumbent |
District of Columbia | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia | Jessie K. Liu | September 24, 2017 | January 31, 2020 |
Michael R. Sherwin | May 18, 2020 (Interim) | March 3, 2021 | |
Florida | |||
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Florida | Maria Chapa Lopez | January 5, 2018 (Interim) (Confirmed to a four-year term on August 28, 2018) | February 27, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Florida | Larry Keefe [4] | January 9, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Florida | Ariana Fajardo Orshan | September 18, 2018 | March 26, 2021 |
Georgia | |||
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Georgia | Charles Peeler | November 22, 2017 | December 11, 2020 |
Peter D. Leary | December 14, 2020 | Incumbent | |
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Georgia | B. J. Pak | October 10, 2017 | January 4, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Georgia | Bobby Christine [6] | November 22, 2017 | February 9, 2021 |
Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands | |||
Hawaii | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii | Kenji M. Price | January 5, 2018 (Interim) (Confirmed to a four-year term on April 26, 2018) | February 21, 2021 |
Idaho | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho | Bart Davis | September 21, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
Illinois | |||
U.S. Attorney for the C.D. of Illinois | John C. Milhiser [7] | October 31, 2018 (Confirmed to a four-year term on January 2, 2019) | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Illinois | John R. Lausch Jr. | November 22, 2017 | March 11, 2023 |
Indiana | |||
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Indiana | Thomas Kirsch | October 10, 2017 | December 18, 2020 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Indiana | Joshua Minkler | October 10, 2017 | November 21, 2020 |
Iowa | |||
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Iowa | Peter Deegan | September 21, 2017 | February 17, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Iowa | Marc Krickbaum | October 2, 2017 | January 7, 2021 |
Kansas | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas | Stephen McAllister [6] | January 25, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
Kentucky | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Kentucky | Robert M. Duncan Jr. | November 21, 2017 | January 24, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Kentucky | Russell Coleman | September 22, 2017 | January 20, 2021 |
Louisiana | |||
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Louisiana | Brandon Fremin | February 23, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Louisiana | David C. Joseph | March 30, 2018 | August 3, 2020 |
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Louisiana | Peter G. Strasser [5] | September 10, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
Maine | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine | Halsey Frank | October 10, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
Maryland | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland | Robert K. Hur | April 9, 2018 | February 15, 2021 |
Massachusetts | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Andrew Lelling [6] | December 21, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
Michigan | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Michigan | Matthew J. Schneider [5] | January 5, 2018 (Interim) (Confirmed to a four-year term on January 2, 2019) | February 1, 2021 |
Minnesota | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota | Erica MacDonald | June 11, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
Mississippi | |||
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Mississippi | William C. Lamar | November 22, 2017 | February 27, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Mississippi | D. Michael Hurst Jr. | October 10, 2017 | January 19, 2021 |
Missouri | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Missouri | Jeffrey Jensen | October 6, 2017 | December 30, 2020 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Missouri | Timothy A. Garrison | January 5, 2018 (Interim) (Confirmed to a four-year term on April 26, 2018) | February 28, 2021 |
Montana | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana | Kurt Alme | September 21, 2017 | December 2, 2020 |
Nebraska | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska | Joseph P. Kelly | February 23, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
Nevada | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada | Nicholas A. Trutanich | January 16, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
New Hampshire | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire | Scott W. Murray | March 5, 2018 | March 6, 2021 |
New Jersey | |||
New Mexico | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico | John C. Anderson | February 23, 2018 | January 2, 2021 |
Fred Joseph Federici III | January 3, 2021 (Acting) | May 24, 2022 | |
New York | |||
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of New York | Geoffrey Berman | January 5, 2018 | June 20, 2020 |
Audrey Strauss | June 20, 2020 | October 10, 2021 | |
North Carolina | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of North Carolina | Robert Higdon Jr. | October 10, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of North Carolina | Matthew Martin [6] | November 9, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of North Carolina | R. Andrew Murray [6] | November 27, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
North Dakota | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota | Drew Wrigley [4] | April 17, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
Ohio | |||
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Ohio | Justin Herdman | August 21, 2017 | January 8, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. Ohio | David M. DeVillers [8] | October 28, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
Oklahoma | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Oklahoma | Brian Kuester | September 25, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Oklahoma | R. Trent Shores | September 21, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Oklahoma | Timothy J. Downing [9] | June 5, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
Oregon | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon | Billy J. Williams | December 18, 2015 (Confirmed to a four-year term on March 7, 2018) | February 28, 2021 |
Pennsylvania | |||
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Pennsylvania | David Freed [6] | November 27, 2017 | January 1, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Pennsylvania | Scott Brady [6] | December 22, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Pennsylvania | William M. McSwain | April 6, 2018 | January 22, 2021 |
Puerto Rico | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico | W. Stephen Muldrow [10] | October 4, 2019 | Incumbent |
Rhode Island | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island | Aaron L. Weisman [11] | January 14, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
South Carolina | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina | Sherri Lydon | March 24, 2018 | December 10, 2019 |
Peter M. McCoy Jr. | March 30, 2020 (Interim) (Confirmed to a four-year term on June 18, 2020) | February 28, 2021 | |
South Dakota | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota | Ron A. Parsons Jr. | January 5, 2018 | February 26, 2021 |
Tennessee | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Tennessee | Doug Overbey | November 21, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Tennessee | Donald Q. Cochran | September 21, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Tennessee | D. Michael Dunavant | September 21, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
Texas | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Texas | Joseph D. Brown | February 26, 2018 | May 31, 2020 |
Stephen J. Cox | May 31, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | |
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Texas | Erin Nealy Cox | November 17, 2017 | January 8, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Texas | Ryan Patrick | January 8, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Texas | John Bash [6] | December 11, 2017 | October 9, 2020 |
Gregg N. Sofer | October 13, 2020 | February 8, 2021 | |
Utah | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah | John W. Huber | June 2015 (Confirmed to an additional four-year term on August 3, 2017) | February 28, 2021 |
Vermont | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont | Christina E. Nolan | November 27, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
Virgin Islands | |||
Virginia | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Virginia | G. Zachary Terwilliger | May 25, 2018 (Interim) (Confirmed to a four-year term on August 28, 2018) | January 15, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Virginia | Thomas T. Cullen | March 30, 2018 | September 15, 2020 |
Daniel P. Bubar | September 15, 2020 | October 7, 2021 | |
Washington | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Washington | William D. Hyslop [12] | July 18, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Washington | Brian T. Moran | January 17, 2019 | February 28, 2021 |
West Virginia | |||
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of West Virginia | William Powell | October 13, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of West Virginia | Michael B. Stuart [6] | January 9, 2018 | February 28, 2021 |
Wisconsin | |||
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Wisconsin | Matthew Krueger | February 23, 2018 | February 20, 2021 |
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Wisconsin | Scott Blader | November 22, 2017 | February 28, 2021 |
Wyoming | |||
U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming | Mark Klaassen | November 21, 2017 | January 31, 2021 |
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