Reading Room Document

Residence Requirement for Assistant United States Attorneys Under 28 U.S.C. § 545(a)

Under 28 U.S.C. § 545(a), Assistant United States Attorneys must physically reside in or within 25 miles of the district that they serve. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/olc/file/2012-11-20-res-req-ausas/download.

November 20, 2012