Arizona U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine Joins Attorney General’s Advisory Committee

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche selected U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee, the Justice Department announced May 29.

The AGAC consists of 18 U.S. Attorneys and First Assistant U.S. Attorneys from districts across the country. It supplies the Attorney General with counsel on national policy, management, and procedural matters that govern federal prosecution priorities, resource allocation, and operational practices.

Courchaine’s appointment places the Arizona district inside the formal channel that shapes those decisions. Previously, Arizona’s input reached the Attorney General through ad hoc consultations or individual correspondence rather than permanent committee membership. The new role takes effect immediately and carries no fixed end date listed in the appointment notice.

Downstream, Courchaine will participate in AGAC working groups that draft recommendations on enforcement initiatives, sentencing policy, and district-level operational standards. Those recommendations routinely inform Attorney General directives sent to all 94 U.S. Attorney’s Offices, trigger updates to the U.S. Attorneys’ Manual, and influence budget justifications submitted to Congress.

Arizona’s case volume in immigration, narcotics, and border-related matters now gains a structured voice in setting nationwide priorities that later return as policy guidance to every district.

This appointment continues a standard practice under which Attorneys General refresh one-third to one-half of AGAC membership each year to maintain current field perspective. The committee itself dates to the 1970s and has operated continuously as the primary formal liaison between Main Justice leadership and the 94 districts.

Primary sources: U.S. Department of Justice