William Narus
Acting United States Attorney // District of Oregon
William Narus became the Acting U.S. Attorney in February 2025 under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Prior to this appointment, he had served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2024 and as the Chief of the Criminal Division since 2022.
Mr. Narus joined the Department of Justice in 2004 through the Attorney General’s Honors Program, beginning his career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Diego. From 2009 to 2014, he worked as a Trial Attorney in the Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division in Washington, D.C. He then served as the Resident Legal Advisor for the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, from 2014 until he joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2017.
Before his time at the Justice Department, Mr. Narus clerked for U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones and U.S. Circuit Judge Alfred T. Goodwin. He is a graduate of Linfield University and the University of Oregon School of Law.
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