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U.S. Attorney's Office for the
Southern District of Texas
Department overview
FormedJuly 1, 1902 (1902-07-01)
JurisdictionSouthern District of Texas
HeadquartersHouston, Texas, U.S.
Department executives
  • Jennifer B. Lowery, Acting U.S. Attorney
  • Krystal Walker, Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney
Parent DepartmentUnited States Department of Justice
Websitejustice.gov/usao-sdtx/
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Southern District of Texas

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas is the chief federal law enforcement officer in forty-three Texas counties. Established on July 1, 1902, the office represents the United States government in criminal and civil cases across the country. The SDTX handles a broad array of cases, including but not limited to those involving white collar crime, domestic terrorism, cybercrime, public corruption, organized crime, as well as civil rights disputes.[1]

In 1906, President Roosevelt named Lodowick “Lock” McDaniel of Grimes County, Texas, to be the first man appointed as the United States Attorney for the SDTX. Originally, the SDTX covered 36 counties. The court and the U.S. Attorney rotated between Galveston, Laredo, Brownsville and Houston which was a new seat for the court. Over the years, divisions were added, counties were transferred and divided and more judges and U.S. Attorney’s offices were opened.[2]

As of January 20, 2025, the acting United States attorney is Jennifer B. Lowery.[3]

Organization

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The office typically prosecutes more cases against more defendants than every other United States Attorney's Office nationwide, representing forty-three counties, ten million people and covering 44,000 square miles. The Southern District of Texas currently comprises seven divisions with federal district courts in Houston, Galveston, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, McAllen and Laredo. The SDTX, headquartered in Houston, has branch offices in Galveston, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, McAllen, Laredo and Victoria to staff all seven divisions. The office employs approximately 200 assistant U.S. attorneys.[4]

The jurisdiction of the Southern District of Texas is divided as follows:

List of U.S. attorneys

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In 1857, congress created the Eastern and Western District of Texas. Texas continued to grow, and in 1879, congress formed the Northern District. As the railroads continued to expand and fuel the Texas economy, congress created the Southern District on July 1, 1902.[5]

  1. Marcus C. McLemore (1902-1906)
  2. Lodowick McDaniel (1906-1914)
  3. John Edward Green Jr. (1914-1919)
  4. David Edward Simmons (1919-1922)
  5. Henry Matthews Holden (1922-1934)
  6. Douglas Wear McGregor (1934-1944)
  7. Brian Sylvester Odem (1944-1954)
  8. Malcolm Richard Wilkey (1954-1957)
  9. William B. Butler (1957-1961)
  10. Woodrow Bradley Seals (1961-1966)
  11. Morton Lee Susman (1966-1969)
  12. Anthony Perez Farris (1969-1974)
  13. Edward B. McDonough Jr. (1974-1977)
  14. Jose Antonio Canales (1977-1980)
  15. Daniel Kuldell Hedges (1981-1985)
  16. Henry K. Oncken (1985-1990)
  17. Ronald G. Woods (1990-1993)
  18. Gaynelle Griffin Jones (1993-1997)
  19. Mervyn Milton Mosbacker (1999-2001)
  20. Michael T. Shelby (2001-2005)
  21. Donald J. DeGabrielle (2006-2008)
  22. Kenneth Magidson (2011-2017)
  23. Ryan Patrick (2018-2021)
  24. Alamdar S. Hamdani (2022-2025)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Southern District of Texas". Justice.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "The History of the District". Justice.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "Leadership". Justice.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "About Us". Justice.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  5. ^ "Former Leaders". www.justice.gov. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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