Meet The U.S. Attorney

U.S. Attorney Scott F. Leary

Effective November 17, 2025, Scott F. Leary was named interim United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi. Scott is an experienced prosecutor and well-respected by law enforcement, the defense bar and the community at large.

Leary is a happily married father of seven and a 1991 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law. In 1993, Leary became a prosecutor with the Public Integrity Division of the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. In 2002, he became an Assistant United States Attorney and has spent his career prosecuting complex drug and gang conspiracies, as well as public corruption, white collar and child exploitation cases.

After 23 years of hard work and dedication as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Leary said that he is humbled and honored to serve the state and people of Mississippi as U.S. Attorney.