state's attorney
noun
: a legal officer (such as a district attorney) appointed or elected to represent a state in court proceedings within a district
called also state attorney
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Decisions about whether to prosecute or not are up to the state's attorney.
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Schimel, a Republican, has a long career in Wisconsin, including as a Waukesha County district attorney before becoming the state's attorney general, a Waukesha County judge and a state Supreme Court candidate.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Landry served as the state's attorney general before being elected governor and said he ultimately got involved because taxpayer money could be involved.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Oklahoma's governor wants to settle the federal lawsuit over pollution of the Illinois River, saying his state's attorney general and the defendant Northwest Arkansas poultry companies are at an impasse, according to a court motion filed Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Schimel, a Republican, has a long career in Wisconsin, including as a Waukesha County district attorney before becoming the state's attorney general, a Waukesha County judge and a state Supreme Court candidate.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Landry served as the state's attorney general before being elected governor and said he ultimately got involved because taxpayer money could be involved.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Oklahoma's governor wants to settle the federal lawsuit over pollution of the Illinois River, saying his state's attorney general and the defendant Northwest Arkansas poultry companies are at an impasse, according to a court motion filed Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
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“State's attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%27s%20attorney. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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