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In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, county prosecutor, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or solicitor is the chief prosecutor or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area, typically a county or a group of counties. The exact scope of the office ...
The Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals Tuesday questioned the state legislature's method of changing local district attorneys' jurisdiction.
The Office of the United States Attorney was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789, along with the office of Attorney General and United States Marshal.The same act also specified the structure of the Supreme Court of the United States and established inferior courts making up the United States Federal Judiciary, including a district court system.
3.4: Responsibility for cooperation and fair dealing with other parties and attorneys. [17] 3.8: Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor. [18] 4 Transactions with Persons Other Than Clients 4.2: No-Contact Rule; if a person has an attorney, other attorneys should not communicate directly with that person. [19] 5 Law Firms and Associations
An Act of 3 May 1850 P.L. 654 authorized the voters of each of Pennsylvania's counties to elect one person, of requisite legal background to serve as district attorney for a term of three years. [2] The term was extended to four years under the State Constitution of 1874, Article 14.
After the Consolidation Act of 1856 consolidated San Francisco as a city and a county, Henry H. Byrne was elected as the first District Attorney. [1] Twenty-seven people have held the title since Byrne, including Boudin.
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The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is the sole federal judicial district in Arizona. [3] Court for the District is held at Phoenix , Tucson , Yuma and Flagstaff . Magistrate courts, established to hear violations on federal lands, are additionally located in Grand Canyon National Park , Kingman , and Page .