List of United States attorneys appointed by Donald Trump

See also: Political appointments by Donald Trump

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.

During Trump's term, seven U.S. attorneys named were women, including acting attorneys, and one of his first 42 appointments was a woman. Seven individuals named to vacancies among the 93 positions were people of color.^[1]

In February 2021, the new Biden administration's DOJ asked 56 Trump-era attorneys to resign by the end of the month.^[2]

List of United States attorneys

  Denotes interim appointee.

District	Attorney	Assumed office	Left office
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

References

1. "President Trump Had Four Years To Fill 93 US Attorney Spots. Seven Are Women And Two Are Black". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
2. Perez, Evan; Carrega, Christina (February 8, 2021). "DOJ asks Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign". CNN. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
3. "Five Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. February 5, 2019. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2019 – via National Archives.
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5. "Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2018 – via National Archives.
6. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2017 – via National Archives.
7. "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2018 – via National Archives.
8. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominees, and United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via National Archives.
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10. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Attorney Nominee". whitehouse.gov. June 19, 2019. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2019 – via National Archives.
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External links

• U.S. Attorneys Office