Each United States Attorney must designate one or more AUSAs to supervise all appellate matters and serve as the point of contact with the Main Justice appellate sections and the Solicitor General’s Office on appellate-related matters. A United States Attorney may designate separate AUSAs for criminal and civil appellate matters as appropriate. The supervisory appellate AUSA may be publicly designated as the “appellate chief” or with another title recognizing the AUSA’s appellate responsibilities. The responsibilities of the AUSA(s) so designated should include the supervision and coordination of appellate brief-writing, appellate argument, and other appellate matters; the review and reporting of adverse decisions; and the review and forwarding of government appeal recommendations.

[updated July 2018]