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Meet the U.S. Attorney

Jason R. Coody
United States Attorney

Jason Coody

  Jason R. Coody serves as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.  He was initially appointed by the order of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in December 2021, and later by order of the United States District Court in April 2022.  Mr. Coody is a career prosecutor who has served in various positions within the office since 2008, including the Criminal Division's Public Trust Unit, as Supervisory Assistant United States Attorney, First Assistant United States Attorney, and the Acting U.S. Attorney. 

  During his tenure, Mr. Coody prosecuted a wide array of violations from corruption and complex white-collar cases to violent crimes involving child exploitation, murder for hire, and threats to kill members of our military. 

  He previously served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Kansas prosecuting violent crime.  He began his legal career in the Shawnee County District Attorney's Office in Topeka, Kansas, prosecuting crimes involving domestic violence and the sexual assault of children.  Mr. Coody is a graduate of Valdosta State University and the Washburn University of School of Law.  Prior to law school, Mr. Coody served as a law enforcement officer with the Valdosta Police Department.

 

Updated November 1, 2023