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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Eric Rinehart, a new state's attorney in Lake County — the county where Melissa was convicted — had taken office.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
There was no immediate response from the Texas state's attorney general's office, but the developments came a day after that office filed a motion allowing the prison system to disregard the subpoena for Roberson to be transported to the state capital Austin for the hearing Friday.
—Amy Calvin, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
But Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx recused herself from the investigation, and the assistant state's attorney named to oversee the case in her absence struck a deal with Smollett's defense team.
—EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Cook County voters are choosing a new state's attorney for the first time since 2016 in a three-way race featuring:
Democrat Judge Eileen O'Neill Burke
Republican former Alder Bob Fioretti
Libertarian candidate Andrew Kopinski.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
There was no immediate response from the Texas state's attorney general's office, but the developments came a day after that office filed a motion allowing the prison system to disregard the subpoena for Roberson to be transported to the state capital Austin for the hearing Friday.
—Amy Calvin, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
But Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx recused herself from the investigation, and the assistant state's attorney named to oversee the case in her absence struck a deal with Smollett's defense team.
—EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Cook County voters are choosing a new state's attorney for the first time since 2016 in a three-way race featuring:
Democrat Judge Eileen O'Neill Burke
Republican former Alder Bob Fioretti
Libertarian candidate Andrew Kopinski.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“State's attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%27s%20attorney. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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