and duties of that office:
(a) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Attorneys Β» Eastern District of Virginia
Meet the U.S. Attorney
G. Zachary Terwilliger
Department of Justice
G. Zachary Terwilliger is the 62nd United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA).
As the chief federal law enforcement officer in EDVA, Terwilliger supervises the prosecution of all federal crimes and the litigation of all civil matters in which the United States has an interest. As U.S. Attorney, Terwilliger leads a staff of over 250 prosecutors, civil litigators, and support personnel located in Alexandria, Newport News, Norfolk, and Richmond.
Prior to his appointment as U.S. Attorney on May 25, 2018, Terwilliger served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Chief of Staff in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice. In that role, Terwilliger was a principal advisor to senior Department of Justice leadership in areas such as corporate compliance, federal, state and local law enforcement cooperation, violent crime reduction, and other critical matters.
