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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Paxton, the state's attorney general, quickly criticized Talarico after securing the GOP nomination.
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Jack Fink, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Mateo Rosiles The race to replace Ken Paxton as the state's attorney general is drawing eyes from both Republicans and Democrats.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 May 2026
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
Fifteen are retiring from public office with the rest running for a different office — 11 looking to become governor of their state, 10 looking to make the jump from House to Senate and one, Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, is looking to become his state's attorney general.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jack Fink, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Mateo Rosiles The race to replace Ken Paxton as the state's attorney general is drawing eyes from both Republicans and Democrats.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 May 2026
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
Fifteen are retiring from public office with the rest running for a different office — 11 looking to become governor of their state, 10 looking to make the jump from House to Senate and one, Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, is looking to become his state's attorney general.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 Sep. 2025
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“State's attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%27s%20attorney. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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