The Federal Litigation Division serves as the mechanism for the criminal prosecution of civilians (non-military members) on the Fort Gordon Military Reservation. This division is manned by a Judge Advocate who is appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) for the Southern District of Georgia. The Federal Litigation Division prosecutes both felony and misdemeanor offenses in the U.S. Federal District Court. Offenses routinely prosecuted consist of minor traffic violations, DUI, shoplifting, drug possession and distribution, assaults, trespassing and burglary.

Federal Litigation

OSJA Litigation

A controversy before a court or a "lawsuit" is commonly referred to as “litigation”. If it is not settled by agreement between the parties it would eventually be heard and decided by a judge or jury in a court. Litigation is one way that people and companies resolve disputes arising out of an infinite variety of factual circumstances.

The term "litigation" is sometimes to distinguish lawsuits from “alternate dispute resolution” methods such as "arbitration" in which a private arbitrator would make the decision, or “mediation” which is a type of structured meeting with the parties and an independent third party who works to help them fashion an agreement among themselves.