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Recent Examples of district attorney
For attorney general, the assembly sent Michael Allen, the district attorney in El Paso County, and attorney David Willson to the primary election in June.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Rabih Hamdan, 41, entered his plea on Tuesday in federal court, the district attorney's office said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The supervisor has also walked back trying to impose term limits on the sheriff, district attorney, treasurer and assessor, as state law currently prohibits charter counties from imposing term limits on those offices.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Darnbrough resigned shortly after the letters were released in 2023, with Butler remaining at the district attorney’s office.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Rabih Hamdan, 41, entered his plea on Tuesday in federal court, the district attorney's office said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The supervisor has also walked back trying to impose term limits on the sheriff, district attorney, treasurer and assessor, as state law currently prohibits charter counties from imposing term limits on those offices.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Darnbrough resigned shortly after the letters were released in 2023, with Butler remaining at the district attorney’s office.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
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The prosecuting attorney requested that the judge sentence Delisle to 40 years fixed in prison.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to the prosecuting attorney’s office, he was previously charged in 2019 with assault in the second degree – domestic violence.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Lawyers hired by trucking companies pieced together the conspiracy—and prosecutors eventually indicted several dozen New Orleans residents.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Both men are under investigation, whether by state prosecutors or House committees.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2026
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The main problem, lawyers previously told CBS News, is that the FACE Act fundamentally misstates the rights people have under the First Amendment.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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By 2015, Garrison and Derouselle were working together as slammers, collaborating with a lawyer named Jason Giles, who was a partner at a prominent Canal Street personal-injury outfit, the King Firm.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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