Attorney General Merrick Garland today announced the appointment of 12 U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). Created in 1973, the AGAC advises the Attorney General on matters of policy, procedure, and management impacting the Offices of U.S. Attorneys and elevates the voices of U.S. Attorneys in Department policies. The first meeting of the AGAC will take place later this spring.

Attorney General Garland appointed Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to serve as the chair of the AGAC, and Cindy K. Chung, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, to serve as the vice chair. Click here to view the full list and bios of members of the AGAC