United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York explained

The United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in five New York counties: Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau and Suffolk. The U.S. attorney is Breon Peace, who took over in October 2021.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted and defended by the U.S. attorney.

History

The Eastern District of New York was formed by taking away these five counties from the Southern District of New York in 1865.

List of U.S. attorneys

• Benjamin D. Silliman

1865–1866

• Benjamin F. Tracy

1866–1877

• Asa Wentworth Tenney

1877–1885

• Mark D. Wilber

1885–1889

• Jesse Johnson

1889–1894

• John Oakey

1894

• James L. Bennett

1894–1898

• George H. Pettit

1898–1902

• William J. Youngs

1902–1915

• Louis R. Bick

1915

• Melville J. France

1915–1919

• James D. Bell

1919

• LeRoy W. Ross

1919–1921

• Wallace E. J. Collins

1921

• Ralph C. Greene

1921–1925

• William A. De Groot

1925–1929

• Howard W. Ameli

1929–1934

• Leo J. Hickey

1934 – December 25, 1937 (died in office)

• Harold St. Leo O'Dougherty (interim): sworn in on December 27, 1937^[1]
• Michael F. Walsh

1938–1939 (resigned, appointed Secretary of State of New York)

• Vine H. Smith (interim): 1939
• Harold Maurice Kennedy

1939–1944 (resigned, appointed judge of this Court])

• T. Vincent Quinn (interim): 1944–1945
• Miles F. McDonald

1945 (resigned, elected Kings County District Attorney in November 1945)^[2]

• T. Vincent Quinn (interim): 1945-46
• J. Vincent Keogh

1946–1950

• Frank J. Parker

1950–1953

• Leonard P. Moore

1953–1957

• Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr.

1957–1961

• Elliot Kahaner (interim): 1961
• Joseph P. Hoey

1961–1969

• Vincent T. McCarthy (interim): 1969
• Edward Raymond Neaher

1969–1971

• Robert A. Morse

1971–1973

• Edward J. Boyd (interim): 1973–1974
• David G. Trager

1974–1978

• Edward R. Korman

1978–1982

• Raymond J. Dearie

1982–1986

• Reena Raggi (interim): 1986
• Andrew J. Maloney

1986–1992

• Mary Jo White (interim): 1992–1993
• Zachary W. Carter

1993–1999

• Loretta Lynch

1999–2001

• Alan Vinegrad (interim): 2001–2002
• Roslynn R. Mauskopf

September 3, 2002 – October 18, 2007^[3]

• Benton J. Campbell (interim): 2007–2010
• Loretta Lynch

April 22, 2010 – 2015^[4]

• Kelly Currie (interim): 2015
• Robert L. Capers

2015–2017 ^[5]

• Bridget Rohde (acting): 2017–2018
• Richard Donoghue

2018–2020^[6]

• Seth DuCharme (acting): 2020–2021
• Mark Lesko (acting): Jan–Jun 2021
• Jacquelyn M. Kasulis (acting): Jun 2021–Oct 2021
• Breon Peace

Oct 2021–present^[7]

External links

• United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Official Website

Notes and References

1. News: Chief Aide to Hickey Sworn as Successor. New York Times. December 28, 1937. January 9, 2018.
2. News: O'Dwyer Elected Mayor in City Sweep; Carries Ticket With Him; Goldstein 2d; Molotoff Rebukes U.S. on Atomic Policy – Record Plurality – Margin Totals 685,175 – McGoldrick Out but Runs Ahead of Ticket – Blow to Dewey Seen – Beldock Defeated by Big Margin – Lynch Loses to Hall in Richmond. 22 October 2016. New York Times. November 1945. 1.
3. Web site: Mauskopf . Roslynn . Standing Order – Mauskopf, United States District Judge . November 1, 2009 . October 17, 2022.
4. News: Weiser. Benjamin. Appeals Court Judge and U.S. Attorney Are Confirmed. New York Times. April 22, 2010. A24. January 9, 2018.
5. http://www.albanylaw.edu/about/news/current/Pages/Capers-Recommended-US-Attorney.aspx Albany Law School website
6. News: Washington Post . Sessions names 17 interim U.S. attorneys, including in premier Manhattan office . January 3, 2018 .
7. Web site: Breon Peace Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York . justice.gov . 2021-10-15.