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The U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey is the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey. On December 16, 2021, Philip R. Sellinger was sworn in as U.S. Attorney.[1] The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. attorney.
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Formed | September 24, 1789 (1789-09-24) by the Judiciary Act of 1789 |
Jurisdiction | District of New Jersey |
Headquarters | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Parent Department | United States Department of Justice |
Website | justice |
The office is organized into divisions handling civil, criminal, and appellate matters, in addition to the Special Prosecutions Division, which oversees political corruption investigations.[2] The District of New Jersey is also divided into three vicinages: Newark, Trenton and Camden, with the southern two offices supervised by a Deputy U.S. Attorney. The office employs approximately 170 Assistant U.S. Attorneys.[3] It is the fifth-largest U.S. Attorney's Office in the nation, behind those in the District of Columbia, Los Angeles, Manhattan, and Miami.[4]
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