Executive Office for United States Attorneys

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) is the office within the Department of Justice that provides executive and administrative support for the 93 United States attorneys located throughout the 50 states, District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Such support includes, but is not limited to, legal education, administrative oversight, technical support, and the creation of uniform policies. The organization of the EOUSA is laid out in Title 3 of the Justice Manual., which is provided by the United States Department of Justice.

History

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys was created on April 6, 1953 by Attorney General Order No. 8-53, issued by then-attorney general Herbert Brownell, Jr. The office, created as a part of the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, was to provide for close liaison between the Department of Justice in Washington, DC and the 93 U.S. Attorneys (USAs) throughout the 50 states, the (Panama) Canal Zone (Until March 31, 1982), the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was organized by James R. Browning, who also served as the office’s first chief. Browning would later become a federal circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys (AGAC), was created on February 13, 1976 by then-attorney general Elliot Richardson to advise the Attorney General and give U.S. Attorneys a say in Department of Justice policies. Members of the Committee are selected by the Attorney General to serve on a rotating basis.,

Executive Office for United States Attorneys Director

The EOUSA is under the direction of a director. The EOUSA director provides general executive assistance and supervision to all U.S. Attorney’s offices, including: in the Code of Federal Regulations.

The current director of the EOUSA is Francey Hakes. She was appointed EOUSA Director on July 10, 2025.

Directors of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys

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!Director

!Years served

!Notes

|Francey Hakes

|2025–present

|Stephanie M. Hinds

|2024–2025

|Norman Wong

|2023–2024

|Acting Director

|Monty Wilinson

|2021–2023

|Corey F. Ellis

|2019–2021

|James Crowell

|2017–2019

|Monty Wilkinson

|2014–2017

|H. Marshall Jarrett

|2009–2014

|Kenneth E. Melson

|2007–2009

|Michael A. Battle

|2005–2007

|Mary Beth Buchanan

|2004–2005

|Guy A. Lewis

|2002–2004

|Kenneth Wainstein

|2001–2002

|Mark T. Calloway

|2000–2001

|Mary Murgua

|1999–2000

|Donna Bucella

|1997–1999

|Carol DiBattiste

|1994–1997

|Anthony Moscato

|1992–1994

|Laurence S. McWhorter

|1987–1992

|William P. Tyson

|1977–1987

|William B. Gray

|1975–1977

|Gerald D. Fines

|1975–1975

|Philip H. Modlin

|1970–1975

|Harlington Wood, Jr.

|1969–1970

|John K. Van de Kamp

|1968–1969

|John W. Kern, III

|1966–1968

|William J. Brady, Jr.

|1963–1966

|John R. Reilly

|1961–1963

|B. Hayden Crawford

|1958–1960

|Joseph H. Lesh

|1954–1958

|The first head of the EOUSA

|James R. Browning

|1953–1954

|Established the EOUSA

Responsibilities

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys provides:) and United States Attorneys’ Bulletin for internal use.

Organizes the annual EOUSA Director's Awards recognizing outstanding achievements and exemplary service from U.S. Attorneys' offices across the country. These awards are presented to legal and administrative staff and their law enforcement partners for such accomplishments as handling complex prosecutions, ensuring public safety, and upholding the rule of law. Awards are given for various categories, including "Superior Performance by a Litigative Team" and "Superior Performance in a Managerial or Supervisory Role," and are presented at an annual ceremony in Washington, D.C., by the EOUSA Director.
Operational support for all U.S. Attorney offices, including designing and providing automated services and systems for office administrative and case management purposes; providing technical, strategic communications, and video telecommunications support; and promoting and monitoring programs with the U.S. Attorney offices and the Department of Justice, as designated by the Attorney General.

The EOUSA also supervises the operation of the Office of Legal Education, which develops, conducts, and assists in the training of all Department of Justice legal personnel and other federal legal personnel.

Deputy Director and Counsel to the Director
Legal and Victims Programs
Data Integrity and Analysis
Strategic Communications
Evaluation and Review
Resource Management and Planning
Information Technology
Human Resources
Deputy Director
General Counsel
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/ Privacy Act (PA)
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Management
Legal Education

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