cases the fastest of the 94 federal districts, and eighth fastest in dealing with criminal cases. Courts at Richmond are located in the Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige Jr. Federal Courthouse, having previously been held in the historic Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse. Jurisdiction The Eastern District of Virginia court's jurisdiction covers slightly over six million people, comprising approximately 85% of the state's population. Its jurisdiction is grouped into four geographic divisions: Alexandria Division The Alexandria Division covers the counties of suburban Washington, D.C.: Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford, and includes the independent cities of Alexandria, Fairfax City, Manassas, Manassas Park, Falls Church, and Fredericksburg. Richmond Division The Richmond Division comprises the counties of Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Surry, Sussex, and Westmoreland, as well as independent cities such as Colonial Heights. Norfolk Division Norfolk Division includes the counties of Accomack, Northampton, Isle of Wight, Southampton, and independent cities such as Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. Newport News Division The Newport News Division includes the counties of Gloucester, Mathews, York County, James City County, Virginia and cities such as Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg. United States Attorney the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is Jessica D. Aber, serving as prosecution for criminal cases brought by the federal government, and representing the United States in civil cases in the court. The U.S. Attorney's office also manages the Project Safe Neighborhoods program within the district to reduce gun violence (part of a nationwide program), and is involved with federal initiatives on drug trafficking, terrorism, cybercrime, and the prevention/combating of elder care abuse. Current judges : Former judges Chief judges Succession of seats Notable cases The Eastern District of Virginia has handled many notable cases, including: United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui, No. 01-455-A (E.D. Va.) United States v. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali United States v. John Walker Lindh, No. 02-37-A (E.D. Va.) Yaser Hamdi v. Donald Rumsfeld, No. 02-439 (E.D. Va.) United States v. Michael Vick, No. 3:07CR274 (E.D. Va) (the Bad Newz Kennels dogfighting case) eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., 271 F. Supp. 2d 789 (E.D. Va. 2002) (in which the court took the position, eventually upheld