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Boyarsky has worked for the DA’s office for three decades, about half of that time as a trial attorney and supervisor and the other half as chief assistant district attorney, running the day-to-day operations of the office including overseeing hiring and prosecution assignments.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
After Biden won the state in 2020, Atlanta's Democratic district attorney, Fani Willis, indicted Trump and 18 others for allegedly trying to overturn the result.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
John Walsh was elected Denver’s next district attorney on Tuesday as voters decided his uncontested race and a handful of competitive district attorney races across the metro area.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, center, departs after a hearing at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
—Gary Grumbach,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of district attorney was
in 1789
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20attorney. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
district attorney
noun
: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district
Legal Definition
district attorney
noun
: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district see also state's attorney
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