Emile C. Thompson, Esq., is an Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where he has worked since 2016. Currently, he serves in the Homicide Section, where he is responsible for prosecuting homicides that occur in the First, Second, and Seventh Police Districts in Washington, DC. Before moving to the Homicide Section, Mr. Thompson investigated and prosecuted felony major crimes that occurred in the District of Columbia. Prior to joining the United States Attorney’s Office, he served as a senior counsel in the Mayoral Administration of Muriel Bowser, where he worked with senior Administration officials on policy and legal issues related to public safety and justice. He also served in the Mayoral Administration of Vincent Gray, under then-Deputy Mayor Paul Quander, working on legal issues that affected the federal and local agencies in the District’s public safety community. Mr. Thompson graduated from Morehouse College, with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, and minors in mathematics and biology, and he received his Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. Mr. Thompson previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Herbert B. Dixon of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Mr. Thompson was born in Washington, DC. He currently resides there with his wife, Diana C. Banks, and they have one daughter. He is active in the community, serving as a mentor with the Abramson Scholarship Foundation and as a board member for DC Water. He is also a former board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington.

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