District Attorney

district attorney : the prosecuting officer of a judicial district see also state's attorney ...

recuse re·cused re·cus·ing [Anglo-French recuser to refuse, from Middle French, from Latin recusare, from re- back + causari to give a reason, from causa cause, reason] 1 : to challenge or object to (as a judge) as having prejudice or a conflict of interest 2 : to disqualify (as oneself or another judge or official) for a proceeding by a judicial act because of prejudice or conflict of interest [an order recusing the district attorney from any proceeding may be appealed by the district attorney or the Attorney General "California Penal Code"] re·cuse·ment n ...

prosecuting attorney

prosecuting attorney : an attorney who represents the government in instituting and proceeding with criminal actions : district attorney ...

state's attorney

state's attorney : a district attorney that represents a state compare united states attorney ...

county attorney

county attorney : a district attorney for a county ...

DA

DA 1 deposit account 2 district attorney ...

office

office 1 : a special duty, charge, or position conferred by governmental authority and for a public purpose [qualified to hold public ] ;broadly : a special duty or position of authority [hold an of trust] 2 : a place where business or administration is conducted or services are performed 3 : a special administrative department or unit [ of the district attorney] ...

Court-martial

Court-martial, a court for the trial of military offences, under the authority of the (English) Crown and the Army Act, 1881; the ordinary law of evidence must be applied in its proceedings (ibid. s. 128, and Rules of Procedure, r. 73). There are general, district, and regimental courts-martial. See JUDGE ADVOCATE. Their jurisdiction does not, however, exempt any officer or soldier from being proceeded against by the ordinary course of law, Consult Manual of Military Law and the King's Regulations; Clode's Military Forces of the Crown.As to Naval Courts-martial, see (English) Navy Discipline Act, 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 109), ss. 58-69; JUDGE ADVOCATE.It means a court-martial held under this Act. [Army Act, 1950, s. 3 (vii); also see Air Force Act, 1950, s. 4 (xvi)]...

United States trustee

United States trustee : a person appointed and supervised by the Attorney General who has various administrative responsibilities in bankruptcy cases in the region encompassing one or more federal judicial districts to which he or she has been assigned ...

United States attorney

United States attorney : an attorney in the Department of Justice who is appointed either by the president or the attorney general of the United States and acts as the prosecutor in federal criminal cases and as counsel for the U.S. in civil actions within the federal judicial district to which he or she is assigned ...

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