The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the office or official charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world. The title is used mainly in jurisdictions that are or have been members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
In the United States,a district attorney (DA),county attorney,county prosecutor,state's attorney,prosecuting attorney,commonwealth's attorney,state attorney or solicitor is the chief prosecutor or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area,typically a county or a group of counties. The exact and scope of the office varies by state. Generally,the prosecutor represents the people of the jurisdiction. With the exception of three states,district attorneys are elected,unlike similar roles in other common law jurisdictions.
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against the defendant,an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically,the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person.
Jill Kendrick Holtzman Vogel is an American attorney and politician who served as the Virginia State Senator from the 27th district from 2008 to 2024. A Republican,her district was located in exurban and rural parts of Northern Virginia,and it included all of Clarke,Fauquier,and Frederick counties,Winchester city,as well as pieces of Culpeper,Loudoun,and Stafford counties.
Thomas J. Josefiak is an American lawyer who was Chief Counsel of Republican National Committee (RNC) and Chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) during the 1988 U.S. presidential election. Josefiak is currently a partner with the law firm of HoltzmanVogelJosefiak PLLC in Washington,D.C.
Henry Edward Hudson is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Matthew Spencer Petersen is an American attorney who served as a member of the United States Federal Election Commission. In 2017,he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Petersen withdrew his nomination following a confrontational exchange with Senator John Kennedy during his confirmation hearing. On August 26,2019,Petersen announced his resignation from the FEC,effective August 31. In September 2019,Petersen joined the law firm Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky as a partner where he practices political law.
Amy Sauber Berman Jackson is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Loretta Elizabeth Lynch is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under Presidents Bill Clinton (1999–2001),George W. Bush (2001) and Obama (2010–2015). As a U.S. attorney,Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn,Queens,Staten Island,and Long Island.
Tor Bernhard Ekeland is a New York City based computer,trial and appellate lawyer. He is best known for representing hackers prosecuted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA"),as well as white-collar defendants,in federal criminal court and on appeal across the United States.
Sally Quillian Yates is an American lawyer. From 2010 to 2015,she was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2015,she was appointed United States Deputy Attorney General by President Barack Obama. Following the inauguration of President Donald Trump and the departure of Attorney General Loretta Lynch on January 20,2017,Yates served as Acting Attorney General for 10 days.
The 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. After the party primary elections were held,the major party nominees were Jill Vogel (Republican) and Justin Fairfax (Democrat). The incumbent Lieutenant Governor,Democrat Ralph Northam,declined to run for re-election in order to run for Governor. In the general election on November 7,2017,Democratic nominee Justin Fairfax defeated Republican state Senator Jill Vogel to become the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. This is the last time that a Democrat won the lieutenant governorship in Virginia.
Justin Edward Fairfax is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the second African-American elected statewide in Virginia,following Douglas Wilder. In 2019,he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004,which he denied. In 2021,he was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia. He finished fourth in the Democratic primary with 3.54% of the vote.
Andrew E. Lelling is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 2017 to 2021. He is best known for leading Operation Varsity Blues,the federal investigation and prosecution of a massive nationwide college admissions scandal,He also oversaw the largest-ever prosecution of MS-13,which all but eliminated the notorious Salvadoran gang in the Boston area and the prosecution of six eBay employees involved in the eBay stalking scandal which involved the terrorizing of a middle-aged couple living in greater Boston,Massachusetts. His tenure was also marked by major gang and healthcare enforcement actions. Lelling,however,was also criticized by some as being "overzealous,grandstanding,and politically motivated" for his prosecution of a local trial judge who helped an undocumented immigrant charged with drug crimes avoid arrest by immigration authorities.
On November 17,2017,Bijan C. Ghaisar,a 25-year-old American,was fatally shot by US Park Police officers Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya after a vehicular chase that followed a traffic collision along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Northern Virginia. Ghaisar was unarmed and died ten days later in a hospital. A video of the shooting was released by Fairfax County Police,who had assisted with the chase.
United States v. Shelley M. Richmond Joseph and Wesley MacGregor (2019) was the federal criminal prosecution of a Massachusetts state court judge (Joseph) and court officer (MacGregor) for helping a state court defendant evade federal immigration authorities by allowing him to leave a court hearing through a rear door of the courthouse. Both were charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice,aiding and abetting obstruction of justice,and aiding and abetting obstruction of a federal proceeding;MacGregor was also charged with perjury during grand jury proceedings. Joseph faced 20 years in prison;MacGregor,30 years. Both could have been fined $250,000. On September 22,2022,the case concluded with an announcement by federal prosecutors that the obstruction charges against both Joseph and MacGregor would be dismissed and that prosecution of the perjury charge against MacGregor would be deferred. As part of the resolution,Joseph agreed to submit to disciplinary proceedings before the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Carolyn Pokorny is a career federal prosecutor,currently serving as First Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Previously she served as the Inspector General for the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority at the Office of the MTA Inspector General. She is the first woman to hold that position.
The Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. During July 2010 the position's title was changed from Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
Jonathan T. Skrmetti is an American attorney and public official. He currently serves as the 28th Attorney General and Reporter for the state of Tennessee.
Raúl Torrez is an American lawyer and politician from New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party,Torrez is the Attorney General of New Mexico.
