United States Attorney's Office for the District of IdahoGovernment

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Idaho is the chief federal law enforcement agency representing the United States government within the federal judicial district of Idaho. Operating under the U.S. Department of Justice, it is mandated to prosecute federal criminal cases, initiate civil lawsuits on behalf of the government, and defend the United States in civil litigation. The office originated in 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln appointed Richard Williams as the territory's first U.S. Attorney, later transitioning to a state district office upon Idaho's admission to the Union in 1890.