United States Attorney for the District of Tennessee

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United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin is a defunct United States Attorney's office that served the Southwest Territory and then the state of Tennessee until 1803. The U.S. Attorney for Tennessee was the chief law enforcement officer for the United States District Court for the District of Tennessee. The district was succeeded by the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee. [1]

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References

  1. Executive Office for United States Attorneys (1989). Bicentennial Celebration of United States Attorneys, 1789–1989 (PDF) (Report). Washington, District of Columbia: United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 2023-06-19.