Jonathan D. Ross

On November 17, 2021, Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan D. Ross was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.  Mr. Ross previously served as the Acting U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Arkansas as well as having served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Arkansas.  Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas, USA Ross was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Texas.  In addition to serving in the Eastern District of Texas, Mr. Ross was a federal prosecutor in the Western District of Arkansas from 2012 to 2016. Prior to becoming a federal prosecutor, FAUSA Ross was a deputy prosecuting attorney in Pulaski County from 2003 to 2012.

On January 1, 2021, USA Ross succeeded former U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland, who had served as U.S. Attorney from October 2017 through December 31, 2020.