runs from the date of appointment, not the date the vacancy occurs. Section 546(d) further provides that if the 120-day appointment expires, “the district court for such district may appoint a United States attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled.” Section 546 does not limit who may serve as interim U.S. Attorney except to say the Attorne

for the entire time the nomination is pending; (3) if the first nomination is rejected, withdrawn, or returned, for 210 additional days; (4) if a second nomination to the office is submitted, for the entire time the nomination is pending; and (5) if the second nomination is rejected, withdrawn, or returned, for a final 210 days. As discussed, once

Most recently, the executive branch has asserted that it can. For instance, in July 2025, John A. Sarcone III indicated that he was serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York after he was named Special Attorney to the Attorney General and in that position, newly designated as the U.S. Attorney’s first assistant. In a di

There are 93 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country, charged with enforcing federal law and representing the United States in federal courts. The U.S. Attorneys at the head of these offices are appointed to four-year terms through presidential nomination and Senate confirmation. As political appointees, U.S. Attorneys often step down during a

Realigning in the Medium Term Over the medium term, the agenda must expand from mitigation to structural repositioning. The most consequential move would be to co-develop a scalable Trans-Caspian energy corridor via a sub-sea pipeline or expanded maritime capacity. This would require significant capital investment and multilateral diplomacy, but it