United States Attorney for the Northern District of California

Divisions

• Criminal Division: Responsible for prosecutions of federal crimes, including bank and bankruptcy fraud; consumer, elder, government, and health care fraud; child exploitation and human trafficking; civil rights; criminal immigration; cybercrimes; environmental crimes; national security; narcotics; public corruption; securities fraud; tax; trade secrets theft; and violent crimes. Sections within the Criminal Division are: Appellate; Asset Forfeiture; General Crimes; Corporate Fraud Strike Force; Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force ; Organized Crime Strike Force; Special Prosecutions.
• Civil Division: Responsible for representing the United States in civil suits. The Civil Division includes Civil Defensive, Affirmative Civil Enforcement, and the Financial Litigation Unit.
• Administrative Division: Responsible for providing a full range of office support and employee services.

  Formed

Historical list of U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of California

Notable U.S. Attorneys and Assistant U.S. Attorneys

• Annette Abbott Adams – first woman in the country to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney, and Associate Attorney General
• Laurel Beeler – U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California
• Suzanne Ramos Bolanos – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
• Tracie L. Brown – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
• Charles “Ben” Burch – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
• Theresa Canepa – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
• Andrew Cheng – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
• C. Don Clay – Judge, Superior Court of California, Alameda County
• Nathanael Cousins – U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California
• Allison Danner – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
• Lewis A. Davis – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
• Robert L. Dondero – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
• Jeffrey Finigan – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Mateo County
• Haywood Gilliam – U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California
• Rebecca Hardie – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
• William Hunter – Executive Director, National Basketball Association
• Stephen Johnson – Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
• Kathleen Kelly – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
• John W. Kennedy – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
• Gail Killefer – Judge, Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County
• John Laettner – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
• Elizabeth K. Lee – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Mateo County
• Rita Lin – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
• Anne-Christine Massulo – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
• Beth McGarry – Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
• John A. Mendez -- U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of California
• Marla J. Miller – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
• Robert S. Mueller, III – FBI Director; Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice
• Ioana Petrou - Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
• Cecil F. Poole – First African American federal judge in Northern California; U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California and U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• John W. Preston – Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
• Wade Rhyne – Judge, Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County
• Maria Rivera – Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
• Scott N. Schools – Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Uber
• Richard Seeborg – U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California
• Edward Torpoco – Judge, Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
• Alex Tse – U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California
• Kent Walker – Chief Legal Officer, Google
• Derrick Watson – U.S. District Judge, District of Hawaii
• Tony West – Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Chief Legal Officer, Uber