Consider the Constitution

Inside the World of U.S. Attorneys with Timothy J. Heaphy

The Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution Season 1 Episode 25

In the Judiciary Act of 1789, the First Congress created the office of the U.S. Attorneys, which was signed into law by President George Washington. Timothy J. Heaphy, a former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, joins host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey to discuss the roles and responsibilities of U.S. Attorneys within the federal justice system and the significance of collaboration between different levels of law enforcement.

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