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"Saint Denis, the city of headless saints...let's hope I won't become one of them." -Samuel Maxwell Warden, March 25th 1900. Not even Warden knows what brought him to Saint Denis. After four years of Law at Tulane, where he specialized in constitutional and corporate law, he went back home. His father Maximilien ever silent, his friends gone, his old flame engaged with someone else. Baton Rouge was dull, uninteresting and without a future for him. His father's purse was slowly closing for him, and the options of "where should I go from here?" too. That's when he decided to make a drastic move. A necessary, but difficult one, for sure. He loved his time in New Orleans, but he didn't want to go back there just yet. So he thought and thought until he reached a decision... He'd move to Saint Denis. He'd find a job as a paralegal, and then go forward from there. He had some money set aside, and he did just that, in September, 1899. He lived in a cheap townhouse he managed to rent, and with careful studying and preparation, he passed the Tahoma Federal-State Bar, on the 3rd of March 1899, with flying colors. And then he met them: the D'Arcos. He helped Evelyn get cleared of some spurious charges, and won them over, becoming the family's attorney and their guest. He also met Fiorenzo, Evelyn's husband, a scientist with a background in Physics, and who studied abroad, in Germany. He became a close friend of both of them, although he primarily worked with Evelyn, helping her with paperwork, managing the Bastille staff and so on. While not busy doing so, handling corporate documents or preparing for a case, he went out hunting. He loved the outdoors, and especially the bayou, and he would frequently go out with his rifle and horse whenever he had the occasion. If not, he'd spend his time reading, drinking and enjoying good meals and adequate conversation in the Bastille, of which he was a frequent client. Everything started to go wrong once he agreed to candidate as Mayor for Saint Denis... (OOC: This thread will show Samuel Warden's perspective on multiple events, spanning months. Bear with me, as I do not have screens for many of them! I'll also NOT post spoilers on current events, but just Samuel's perspective on what's happening to him. P.S.: many, many flashbacks, too!) Samuel Maxwell Warden (photo taken in February, 1900) Maximilien Warden (photo taken in 1898)

Office of the United States Attorney United States Department of Justice Qui Pro Domina Justitia Sequitur History The establishment of the United States Attorney as a title and officeholder was with the Judiciary Act of 1789. This act, which also established the Office of the United States Marshal, provided that every federal district in the union, in addition to having a marshal overseeing the enforcement of court orders, also have a presidentially appointed office holder in charge of all representation and investigation in matters to go before the district court. This is the job of the United States Attorney, who as a result works closely with the court and marshal to ensure the swift administration of justice. "Person learned in the law to act as attorney for the United States...whose duty it shall be to prosecute in each district all delinquents for crimes and offenses cognizable under the authority of the United States, and all civil actions in which the United States shall be concerned..." Prior to 1870, the Office of the United States Attorney in each district operated independently under the auspices of their presidential appointment. US Attorneys served a standard term period of 4 years, before maintaining their seat at the pleasure of the incumbent president. It was at the discretion of the president whether they were removed for a new appointee, or continued service. The US Attorney would remain in their position until asked to vacate, or in cases of mental incapacity or death. Except primarily in cases of incompetence or high controversy, most US Attorneys maintained their positions for far beyond the standard term as provided. The US Attorney, being the chief federal prosecutor for a district, was given the discretion to appoint/hire assistants and support staff. Assistant United States Attorneys, known more commonly as AUSAs or federal prosecutors, work under the direction of the US Attorney to investigate and prosecute violations of federal law that the principal officeholder may not have the time or capacity to handle as one person. Much like the president delegates to his cabinet, the US Attorney would delegate to AUSAs. Support staff comes in many shapes and sizes. From their own discreet investigators, to secretarial staff, to paralegals and researchers, the Office of the United States Attorney could be quite a large group of people working to ensure that all crimes within the district was justice done. In the year 1870, the United States formally created the United States Department of Justice. A cabinet department under the direction of the United States Attorney General, this department encompassed both the Offices of the US Marshal and the Offices of the US Attorney. The work of both offices were put under the control of the United States Attorney General, who until then had been something of a figurehead/advisory position. From there, all court enforcement and prosecution were linked not merely by presidential appointment, but directly by a cabinet department. To this day it administers federal law enforcement agencies and US Attorneys across the country. In Tahoma To be Added.