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Because different levels of government in the U.S. operate independently of one another, there are many differences between persons who perform this function at the federal, state, and county levels. The proper title for an appointed federal prosecutor at the local level (as opposed to an appointed U.S. Department Of Justice prosecutor based in Washington, DC ) is United States Attorney . Such officers are appointed by the President Of The United States , serve under the Attorney General , and prosecute cases in the District Courts of the federal government. United States Attorneys, in turn, hire prosecutors to handle the daily officers of the office; they are known as Assistant United States Attorney s, or AUSAs. Most states also have an Attorney General who oversees prosecutions throughout the state. A district attorney of a state is occasionally informally referred to as the state's attorney. Care should be taken to not confuse the two. The equivalent position within England and many Commonwealth countries is the Director Of Public Prosecutions . EXTERNAL LINKS
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