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A '''county attorney''' in the [[United States]] is the [[prosecutor]] for a county or local judicial district. This role is performed by a [[district attorney]] or a [[state's attorney]] in [[U.S. state|states]] that do not use the term '''county attorney'''. In many states this is an elected position. |
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A local district attorney prosecutes violations of the law at the state and local level. Federal crimes are prosecuted by a [[United States Attorney]]. |
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