District Attorney

As a District Attorney is referred to in the United States Attorney of any state. Depending on the state, there are different names for this office, such as State 's Attorney, County Attorney, County Prosecutor, including

The District Attorney is responsible for the prosecution of national offenses in its respective district. Since the criminal violence in the United States is mainly a matter for the individual states, the District Attorneys pursue the most criminal matters. In most states, the District Attorney is elected by the people, but there is also the possibility of the appointment.

In the U.S. penal system, there is still the United States Attorney who is responsible for the federal law and generally processed at the local level, the prosecution of federal crimes. The U.S. Attorneys are appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the Senate for a term of four years.

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