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The United States attorney for the District of Columbia (USADC) is responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has two divisions, the Civil Division and the Criminal Division. The Civil Division is responsible for ...
When the District of Columbia took on the territorial form of government on July 1, 1871, the position of Attorney for the District of Columbia was established by the First Legislative Assembly. [1] In 1901, the position title was changed to City Solicitor, and in 1902, the title was changed to Corporation Counsel, which it remained until 2004.
Edward Robert Martin Jr. is an American politician and attorney from the state of Missouri. Since January 20, 2025, he has been serving as interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. He is president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, which was split from Eagle Forum, and president of the Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund. [1] [2]
The current party composition of the state attorneys general is: 22 Democrats; 28 Republicans; The composition for the District of Columbia and the 5 populated territories is: 2 Democrats; 1 Republican; 2 Independent; 1 New Progressive; Rows of the attorney general table below are color coded indicating the political party of the office holder.
Brian Lawrence Schwalb (born 1967) is an American attorney and politician serving as the attorney general of the District of Columbia. Prior to becoming attorney general, Schwalb was the partner-in-charge of Venable LLP's D.C. office. [1] [2] He is a member of the Democratic Party.
That did not stop Edward Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, from attaching his name to the federal government’s request to end its case against one of his own ...
After graduating from law school, Graves began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Richard W. Roberts of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. From 2002 to 2007, he was an associate at WilmerHale .
The District of Columbia has a mayor–council government that operates under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.The Home Rule Act devolves certain powers of the United States Congress to the local government, which consists of a mayor and a 13-member council.