Meet the U.S. Attorney

Thomas R. Govan, Jr. was sworn-in as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama on May 29, 2026, following his nomination by President Donald Trump on October 21, 2025, and confirmation by the United States Senate on May 18, 2026. 

U.S. Attorney Govan is a career prosecutor with nearly twenty years of experience in federal, state, and military courts.  Immediately prior to being sworn in as U.S. Attorney, Mr. Govan served as Chief of the Criminal Trials Division in the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, where he oversaw that Office’s prosecution of violent crime cases throughout the State of Alabama.  Prior to that role, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Alabama, where he prosecuted a broad range of federal criminal cases, including violent crime and fraud cases. 

U.S. Attorney Govan began his career in the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, serving in the Capital Litigation Division and White-Collar Crime Division, and ultimately was appointed to serve as the Chief of the Capital Litigation Division.  In that role, U.S. Attorney Govan directed the prosecution of capital appeals and post-conviction litigation in state and federal courts, including arguing a capital murder case before the United States Supreme Court in 2018. U.S. Attorney Govan also serves as a JAG officer in the United States Air Force Reserve with the rank of Major. 

As U.S. Attorney, Mr. Govan serves as the chief federal law enforcement officer within the Middle District. He is responsible for representing the United States in all civil and criminal litigation arising within the 23 counties comprising the Middle District. U.S. Attorney Govan received his undergraduate degree and law degree from The University of Alabama.