state attorneys
Public legal representatives
State attorneys are lawyers who represent a state government in legal matters, typically prosecuting criminal cases on behalf of the state.
The title varies by jurisdiction—called district attorneys, county prosecutors, or state's attorneys in different regions.
They may be elected officials or appointed, and their offices handle everything from local felonies to appeals: The state attorney declined to press charges.
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- paralegalAttorney support professional
- legal briefWritten court argument
- litigationLegal dispute process
- civil lawsuitNon-criminal legal proceeding
criminal case · grand jury · public defender · pro bono · legal advisor · judiciary · counsel · discovery process · subpoena · court appearance · plea bargaining · deposition · sworn testimony · judge · solicitor · closing argument · law enforcement · jury selection
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- courtsfamily court, civil court, district court, criminal court, circuit court
- litigation partiesparties, plaintiffs, defendants, litigants, petitioners
state attorneysdefense attorneys
Lawyers representing accused individuals
defense counsel · defense lawyers · public defenders · legal aid lawyers
state attorneysfederal prosecutors
Government lawyers pursuing criminal cases
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