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jobs</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Prosecutor" title="Prosecutor">Prosecutor</a>, <a href="/wiki/State%27s_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="State's attorney">state's attorney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth%27s_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth's attorney">commonwealth's attorney</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="United States attorney">United States attorney</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, a <b>district attorney</b> (<b>DA</b>), <b>county attorney</b>, <b>county prosecutor</b>, <b>state's attorney, prosecuting attorney</b>, <b>commonwealth's attorney</b>, or <b>solicitor</b> is the chief <a href="/wiki/Prosecutor" title="Prosecutor">prosecutor</a> or chief law enforcement officer representing a <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Local_government_area" title="Local government area">local government area</a>, typically a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> or a group of counties. The exact scope of the office varies by state. Generally, the prosecutor is said to represent the people of the jurisdiction in the <a href="/wiki/State_court_(United_States)" title="State court (United States)">state's courts</a>, typically in criminal matters, against defendants. District attorneys are elected in almost all states,<sup id="cite_ref-g_coppolo_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g_coppolo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the role is generally partisan. This is unlike similar roles in other common law jurisdictions, where chief prosecutors are appointed based on merit and expected to be politically independent. </p><p>The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual suspected of breaking the state's <a href="/wiki/Criminal_law" title="Criminal law">criminal law</a>, initiating and directing further criminal investigations, guiding and recommending the sentencing of offenders, and are the only attorneys allowed to participate in <a href="/wiki/Grand_jury" title="Grand jury">grand jury</a> proceedings. The prosecutors decide what criminal charges to bring, and when and where a person will answer to those charges. In carrying out their duties, prosecutors have the authority to investigate persons, grant immunity to witnesses and accused criminals, and <a href="/wiki/Plea_bargain" title="Plea bargain">plea bargain</a> with defendants.<sup id="cite_ref-standards_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standards-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><span class="anchor" id="DDA"></span>A district attorney or state attorney leads an office of other prosecutors and related staff. Staff attorneys are most commonly known as assistant district attorneys (ADAs) or deputy district attorneys (DDAs); in states where the head of office is called state attorney the staff attorneys are usually referred to as Assistant State Attorney (ASAs)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most prosecutions will be delegated to the assistant attorneys, with the head-of-office sometimes prosecuting the most important cases and having overall responsibility for the agency and its work. Most criminal matters in the United States are handled in <a href="/wiki/State_court_(United_States)" title="State court (United States)">state judicial systems</a>, but a comparable office for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Federal government">United States Federal government</a> is the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">United States Attorney</a>. </p><p>In most states, DAs are directly elected. They are appointed In <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States Attorney for the District of Columbia">United States Attorney</a> is responsible for prosecuting offenses under the <a href="/wiki/DC_Code" class="mw-redirect" title="DC Code">DC Code</a>, in addition to prosecuting federal offenses.<sup id="cite_ref-g_coppolo_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g_coppolo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This term for a prosecutor originates with the traditional use of the term "district" for multi-county prosecutorial jurisdictions in several U.S. states. For example, New York appointed prosecutors to multi-county districts prior to 1813. Even after those states broke up such districts and started appointing or electing prosecutors for individual counties, they continued to use the title "district attorney" for the most senior prosecutor in a county rather than switch to "county attorney". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role">Role</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The principal duties of the district attorney are usually mandated by law and include representing the State in all criminal trials for crimes which occurred in the district attorney's geographical jurisdiction. The geographical jurisdiction of a district attorney may be delineated by the boundaries of a county, judicial circuit, or judicial district. </p><p>Their duties generally include charging crimes through <a href="/wiki/Information_(formal_criminal_charge)" title="Information (formal criminal charge)">informations</a> or grand jury indictments. After levying criminal charges, the state's attorney will then prosecute those charged with a crime. This includes conducting <a href="/wiki/Discovery_(law)" title="Discovery (law)">discovery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plea_bargain" title="Plea bargain">plea bargaining</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Criminal_trial" class="mw-redirect" title="Criminal trial">trial</a>. </p><p>In some jurisdictions, the district attorney may act as chief counsel for city police, county police, state police and all state law enforcement agencies within the state's attorney's jurisdiction. </p><p>In some jurisdictions, the district attorney oversees the operations of local prosecutors with respect to violations of county ordinances. In other jurisdictions, the district attorney prosecutes traffic matters or misdemeanors. In some states the district attorney prosecutes violations of state laws to the extent that the state permits local prosecution of these. District attorneys do not prosecute federal crimes, which are the jurisdiction of a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">United States Attorney</a>. </p><p>Many district attorneys also bear responsibilities not related to criminal prosecution. These include defending the county against <a href="/wiki/Civil_suit" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil suit">civil suits</a>, occasionally initiating such suits on behalf of the county, preparing or reviewing <a href="/wiki/Contract" title="Contract">contracts</a> entered into by the county and providing legal advice and counsel to local government. In some jurisdictions, the county attorney does not handle any criminal matters at all, but serves only as the legal counsel to the county. </p><p>For example, in <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> a county attorney represents the county and state within their county, prosecutes all <a href="/wiki/Felony" title="Felony">felonies</a> occurring within the county, and prosecutes <a href="/wiki/Misdemeanor" title="Misdemeanor">misdemeanors</a> occurring within <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated areas</a> of the county. Minnesota county attorneys also prosecute all juvenile cases, regardless of severity. In <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> a county prosecutor represents the county and state within their county, prosecutes all crimes within the county, and is legal adviser to the board of county commissioners, board of elections, and all other county officers and boards.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, county attorneys in <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> and <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prosecute only certain misdemeanors and sometimes traffic matters and serve as legal counsel for their county, with felony prosecutions and prosecutions of offenses not handled by the county attorney being the responsibility of the commonwealth's attorney for the given county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Departments">Departments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The district attorney usually divides their services into several departments that handle different areas of criminal law. Each department is staffed by several duly appointed and sworn ASAs. The departments of a large district attorney's office may include but are not limited to: <a href="/wiki/Felony" title="Felony">felony</a>, <a href="/wiki/Misdemeanor" title="Misdemeanor">misdemeanor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Domestic_violence" title="Domestic violence">domestic violence</a>, traffic, juvenile, charging (or case filing), drug prosecution, forfeitures, civil affairs such as eminent domain, child advocacy, child support, victim assistance, appeals, career criminal prosecution, homicide, investigations, <a href="/wiki/Organized_crime" title="Organized crime">organized crime</a>/gang, and administration. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nomenclature">Nomenclature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Nomenclature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name of the role of local prosecutor may vary by state or jurisdiction based on whether they serve a county or a multi-county district, the responsibility to represent the state or county in addition to prosecution, or local historical customs. </p><p><i>District attorney</i> and <i>assistant district attorney</i> are the most common titles for state prosecutors, and are used by jurisdictions within the United States including <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>. </p><p><i>State's attorney</i> or <i>state attorney</i> is used in <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> (state attorney), <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a>. In Maryland, the roles of Assistant and Deputy are reversed from those used in "District Attorney" jurisdictions, with Deputy State's Attorney being the primary subordinate to the elected State's Attorney<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Assistant State's Attorneys (ASA) being the line-level prosecutors of the office. </p><p>In Virginia, the title is <i>commonwealth's attorney</i>. Kentucky splits the role between two officials—by statute, the <i>commonwealth's attorney</i> serves in the Circuit Court (the court of general jurisdiction), and the <i>county attorney</i> serves in the limited-jurisdiction District Court, although the two officials may enter into a written agreement to split their duties as they see fit.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commonwealth's attorneys are elected in their respective jurisdictions in both Virginia and Kentucky<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for terms of four years and six years,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> respectively. Kentucky's county attorneys are elected in their jurisdictions to four-year terms.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>County attorney</i> is used in <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Note that in other states the <i>county attorney</i> represents the county in civil matters,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whereas the <i>district attorney</i> prosecutes crimes.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Solicitor</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or more fully a <i>circuit solicitor</i>, is the term South Carolina uses to refers to its prosecutors.<sup id="cite_ref-SCCPC_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCCPC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One solicitor is elected for each of the state's 16 judicial circuits, consisting of two to five counties.<sup id="cite_ref-SCCPC_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCCPC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SC_Code_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC_Code-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Appointed assistants to a circuit solicitor are <i>assistant solicitors</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-SC_Code_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC_Code-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis, Missouri</a>, the title is <i>circuit attorney</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">St. Louis County, Missouri</a>, the title is <i>prosecuting attorney</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Assistant_district_attorney"><span class="anchor" id="Assistant"></span>Assistant district attorney</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Assistant district attorney"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GeneseeDABadge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/GeneseeDABadge.jpg/220px-GeneseeDABadge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/GeneseeDABadge.jpg/330px-GeneseeDABadge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/GeneseeDABadge.jpg/440px-GeneseeDABadge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>The badge of an Assistant District Attorney in Genesee County, New York</figcaption></figure> <p>The assistant district attorney (assistant DA, ADA), or state prosecutor or assistant state's attorney, is a law enforcement official who represents the state government on behalf of the district attorney in investigating and prosecuting individuals alleged to have committed a crime. In carrying out their duties to enforce state and local laws, ADA have the authority to investigate persons, issue subpoenas, file formal criminal charges, plea bargain with defendants, and grant immunity to witnesses and accused criminals.<sup id="cite_ref-standards_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standards-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Administrative assistant district attorney</i> (admin ADA), <i>executive assistant district attorney</i> (exec ADA),<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>chief assistant district attorney</i> (chief ADA), or <i>first assistant district attorney</i> (First ADA) are some of the titles given to the senior ADA leadership working under the DA. The chief ADA, Executive ADA, or first ADA, depending on the office, is generally considered the second-in-command, and usually reports directly to the DA. The exact roles and job assignments for each title vary with each individual office, but generally include management of the daily activities and supervision of specialized divisions within the office. Often, a senior ADA may oversee or prosecute some of the larger crimes within the <a href="/wiki/Jurisdiction" title="Jurisdiction">jurisdiction</a>. In some offices, the Exec ADA has the responsibility of hiring lawyers and support staff, as well as supervising press-releases and overseeing the work of the office.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The salary of an ADA will be lower than the elected DA. The non-monetary benefits of the job induce many to work as an ADA; these include the opportunity to amass trial experience, perform a public service, and network professionally.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon leaving employment as an ADA, persons seek employment as a judge, in private law firms, or as <a href="/wiki/U.S._Attorneys" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Attorneys">U.S. Attorneys</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appeals">Appeals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Appeals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Depending on state law, appeals are moved to <a href="/wiki/Appellate_court" title="Appellate court">appellate courts</a> (also called appeals courts, courts of appeals, superior courts, or supreme courts in some states). During the appeals process district attorneys, in many cases, hands all relative prosecutorial materials to a state appellate prosecutor who in turn will represent the state in appellate courts with the advice and consent of the district attorney. In other cases, such as in New York, the District Attorney's Office will have in-house appellate prosecutors who handle appeals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="District_attorney_investigators">District attorney investigators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: District attorney investigators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some district attorneys maintain their own law enforcement arm whose members are sworn <a href="/wiki/Peace_officers" class="mw-redirect" title="Peace officers">peace officers</a>. Depending on the jurisdiction, they are referred to as <i>district attorney investigators</i> or <i><a href="/wiki/County_detective" title="County detective">county detectives</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_countries">Other countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/England_and_Wales" title="England and Wales">England and Wales</a>, the vast majority of criminal prosecutions are prosecuted by the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Prosecution_Service" title="Crown Prosecution Service">Crown Prosecution Service</a>. The CPS is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Director_of_Public_Prosecutions_(England_and_Wales)" title="Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)">Director of Public Prosecutions</a>, who is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General for England and Wales</a>. Within the CPS, 14 Chief Crown Prosecutors, answering to the DPP, head regional teams of Crown Prosecutors.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the exception of the AG and <a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Solicitor General for England and Wales">Solicitor General for England and Wales</a>, no prosecutors are political officials in England and Wales and no prosecutor in England and Wales is a law enforcement official by virtue of their job. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, the equivalent position to a district attorney is a <i><a href="/wiki/Crown_attorney" title="Crown attorney">crown attorney</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Crown_counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown counsel">crown counsel</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Crown_prosecutor" title="Crown prosecutor">crown prosecutor</a></i> depending on the province, and the equivalent to an <a href="/wiki/Assistant_district_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant district attorney">assistant district attorney</a> is the assistant crown attorney, assistant crown counsel or assistant crown prosecutor respectively. Some provinces appoint a <a href="/wiki/Director_of_Public_Prosecutions#Canada" title="Director of Public Prosecutions">Director of Public Prosecutions</a>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, the equivalent position to a District Attorney is typically called a "<a href="/wiki/Public_Prosecutor" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Prosecutor">Public Prosecutor</a>." Public Prosecutors represent the state in criminal cases and are responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of committing crimes. They work under the supervision of the Director of Prosecutions or the <a href="/wiki/Advocate_general_(India)" title="Advocate general (India)">Advocate General</a> at the state level, depending on the specific legal framework of the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_and_order_(politics)" title="Law and order (politics)">Law and order (politics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rule_of_law" title="Rule of law">Rule of law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_district_attorneys_by_county" class="mw-redirect" title="List of district attorneys by county">List of district attorneys by county</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not to be confused with an <a href="/wiki/Administrative_assistant" title="Administrative assistant">administrative assistant</a> or <a href="/wiki/Executive_assistant" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive assistant">executive assistant</a> in the District Attorney's office (i.e. an office worker tasked with various menial duties)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_attorney&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li 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