Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.Unlike other municipalities, Washington, D.C., is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. By statute, the U.S. Attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of Columbia. Therefore, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia serves as both the federal prosecutor (as in the other 92 U.S. Attorneys' offices) and as the local district attorney. The Attorney General of the District of Columbia is currently appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia but handles local civil litigation and minor infractions only.The current U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia is Ronald Machen. }
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- United_States_Attorney_for_the_District_of_Columbia abstract "The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.Unlike other municipalities, Washington, D.C., is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. By statute, the U.S. Attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of Columbia. Therefore, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia serves as both the federal prosecutor (as in the other 92 U.S. Attorneys' offices) and as the local district attorney. The Attorney General of the District of Columbia is currently appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia but handles local civil litigation and minor infractions only.The current U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia is Ronald Machen".