List of district attorneys in the United States

This is a list of US state-level prosecutors, often known as district attorneys. In states which hold partisan elections for prosecutorial positions, the party affiliation of each prosecutor is noted. The only states which do not have district attorneys are Delaware and Rhode Island, in which all prosecutions are handled by the states' attorneys general.

Alabama
District attorneys in Alabama are assigned by circuit. There are 41 circuits in the state. Source:

Alaska
District attorneys in Alaska are based on the locations of district courts. Some districts share district attorneys, however. Alaskan district attorneys are appointed by the Alaska Attorney General, currently Treg Taylor. Source:

Arizona
Each county in Arizona has its own prosecutor, called a county attorney. Source:

Arkansas
District attorneys are assigned to Arkansas's 23 judicial circuits. Arkansas's prosecutors are known as Prosecuting Attorneys. Their elections are non-partisan. Source:

California
Each county in California has its own prosecutor, known as a district attorney. Their elections are non-partisan. Source:

Colorado
District attorneys are assigned to each of Colorado's 22 judicial districts. Source:

Connecticut
Prosecutors in Connecticut are known as state's attorneys. Each judicial district is assigned its own state's attorney. They are appointed by a state commission. Source:

Delaware
All prosecutions in the state of Delaware are handled by the Attorney General of Delaware. The current Attorney General is Kathy Jennings (D).

Florida
Florida prosecutors are known as state attorneys and are assigned by circuit.

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Georgia
District attorneys in Georgia are assigned to its 50 circuits.

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Hawaii
Hawaii's prosecuting attorneys are assigned by county. Those in Hawaii, Honolulu, and Kauai Counties are elected on a non-partisan basis, while Maui's is appointed.

Idaho
Prosecuting attorneys in Idaho are assigned by county. Source:

Illinois
Illinois prosecutors are known as state's attorneys. They are assigned by county.

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Indiana
Indiana's prosecutors, known as prosecuting attorneys, are elected to the state's 91 judicial circuits. Each circuit, with one exception, covers a single county.

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Iowa
Iowa's prosecutors are known as county attorneys. Two county attorneys serve two counties, while the rest serve one.

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Kansas
Kansas prosecutors are elected by county, although some prosecutors serve multiple counties. Most are called county attorneys, but six are designated as district attorneys.

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Kentucky
Kentucky prosecutors, known as Commonwealth's Attorneys, are assigned by circuit.

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Louisiana
Louisiana prosecutors are elected by district.

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Maine
Maine's prosecutors are elected by district.

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Maryland
Maryland's prosecutors are known as state's attorneys and are assigned by county.

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Massachusetts
Massachusetts's district attorneys are elected in districts, two of which include multiple counties.

Michigan
Michigan's prosecuting attorneys are assigned by county.

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Minnesota
Minnesota prosecutors are assigned by county and known as county attorneys. Their elections are non-partisan.

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Mississippi
Mississippi prosecutors are assigned by circuit.

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Missouri
Missouri's prosecutors are known as prosecuting attorneys and serve a single county.

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Montana
Montana prosecutors are known as county attorneys. 54 out of 56 counties elect their prosecutors, with 2/3 holding partisan elections.

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Nebraska
Nebraska prosecutors are known as county attorneys. Though each attorney technically serves a single county, attorneys elected in one county are sometimes appointed to serve in others

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Nevada
Nevada district attorneys are elected by county.

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New Hampshire
New Hampshire prosecutors are known as county attorneys.

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New Jersey
New Jersey prosecutors are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the state senate. They are assigned by county.

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New Mexico
New Mexico district attorneys are assigned by district.

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New York
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North Carolina
North Carolina elects its district attorneys in multi-county districts.

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North Dakota
North Dakota assigns state's attorneys by county. Their elections are non-partisan, while two counties (Golden Valley and Steele) appoint their prosecutors.

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Ohio
Ohio assigns prosecuting attorneys by county.

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Oklahoma
Oklahoma assigns its district attorneys by district.

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Oregon
Oregon assigns district attorneys by county. Their elections are non-partisan.

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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania assigns district attorneys by county.

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Rhode Island
All prosecutions in the state of Rhode Island are handled by the Attorney General of Rhode Island. The current Attorney General is Peter Neronha (D).

South Carolina
South Carolina prosecutors are known as solicitors. They are assigned by judicial circuit.

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South Dakota
South Dakota assigns state's attorneys by county. Four pairs of counties share a state's attorney.

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Tennessee


Tennessee prosecutors are known as district attorneys general. Collectively they are form "The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference."

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Texas
Texas prosecutors cover districts that include multiple counties or single counties. Some district attorneys are assigned a district which may or may not cover multiple counties.

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Utah
Utah assigns district attorneys by county. They are called "County Attorneys."

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Vermont
Vermont prosecutors are known as "State's Attorneys." They are assigned by county. Source:

Virginia
Virginia prosecutors are known as "Commonwealth's Attorneys." Most are assigned by county or independent city, although some independent cities lack their own prosecutor.

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Washington
Washington assigns district attorneys by county. They are known as "Prosecuting Attorneys."

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West Virginia
West Virginia assigns district attorneys by county. They are known as "Prosecuting Attorneys." Source:

Wisconsin
Wisconsin assigns district attorneys by county.

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Wyoming
Wyoming assigns district attorneys by county, who are thus known as "County Attorneys."

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