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Recent Examples of district attorney
Trump is now going after a former assistant district attorney who resigned from the office before his indictment was brought.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Under that timeline, a new district attorney would be sworn in on Feb. 4.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
His father, a lawyer, was an assistant district attorney in New York under Thomas E. Dewey.
—Jim Farber, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Advertisement About three weeks later, on Oct. 18, 2009, a woman in nearby Palo Alto awoke to find a man on top of her, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Under that timeline, a new district attorney would be sworn in on Feb. 4.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
His father, a lawyer, was an assistant district attorney in New York under Thomas E. Dewey.
—Jim Farber, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Advertisement About three weeks later, on Oct. 18, 2009, a woman in nearby Palo Alto awoke to find a man on top of her, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
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The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, Bell ran for and won the position of St. Louis prosecuting attorney, defeating an incumbent who had served in the role for nearly three decades, in a race that voters viewed as a referendum on Brown’s death and the Ferguson protests.The Hill, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo was referred to state prosecutors on Tuesday for potential criminal charges related to allegedly registering a non U.S. citizen to vote in the city’s 2023 Democratic primary and filling out an absentee ballot in that person’s name.Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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The driver passed the 4Runner, driven by Scott Decker, 50, prosecutors said.Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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Stanley also has the backing of the Justice Department, which is joining her lawyers in arguing on her behalf in Monday’s oral arguments.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Thadeus is careful not to communicate disappointment to the estate lawyer.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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