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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. 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. Source: Georgia District attorneys in Georgia are assigned to its 50 circuits. Source: 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. Source: 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. Source: Iowa Iowa's prosecutors are known as county attorneys. Two county attorneys serve two counties, while the rest serve one. Source: 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. Source: Kentucky Kentucky prosecutors, known as Commonwealth's Attorneys, are assigned by circuit. Source: Louisiana Louisiana prosecutors are elected by district. Source: Maine Maine's prosecutors are elected by district. Source: Maryland Maryland's prosecutors are known as state's attorneys and are assigned by county. Source: Massachusetts Massachusetts's district attorneys are elected in districts, two of which include multiple counties. Michigan Michigan's prosecuting attorneys are assigned by county. Source: Minnesota Minnesota prosecutors are assigned by county and known as county attorneys. Their elections are non-partisan. Source: Mississippi Mississippi prosecutors are assigned by circuit. Source: Missouri Missouri's prosecutors are known as prosecuting attorneys and serve a single county. Source: Montana Montana prosecutors are known as county attorneys. 54 out of 56 counties elect their prosecutors, with 2/3 holding partisan elections. Source: 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 Source: Nevada Nevada district attorneys are elected by county. Source: New Hampshire New Hampshire prosecutors are known as county attorneys. Source: New Jersey New Jersey prosecutors are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the state senate. They are assigned by county. Source: New Mexico New Mexico district attorneys are assigned by district. Source: New York Source: North Carolina North Carolina elects its district attorneys in multi-county districts. Source: 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. Source: Ohio Ohio assigns prosecuting attorneys by county. Source: Oklahoma Oklahoma assigns its district attorneys by district. Source: Oregon Oregon assigns district attorneys by county. Their elections are non-partisan. Source: Pennsylvania Pennsylvania assigns district attorneys by county. Source: 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. Source: South Dakota South Dakota assigns state's attorneys by county. Four pairs of counties share a state's attorney. Source: Tennessee Tennessee prosecutors are known as district attorneys general. Collectively they are form "The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference." Source: 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. District Attorneys (multiple counties) District Attorneys (single county) Source: Utah Utah assigns district attorneys by county. They are called "County Attorneys." Source: 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. Source: Washington Washington assigns district attorneys by county. They are known as "Prosecuting Attorneys." Source: West Virginia West Virginia assigns district attorneys by county. They are known as "Prosecuting Attorneys." Source: Wisconsin Wisconsin assigns district attorneys by county. Source: Wyoming Wyoming assigns district attorneys by county, who are thus known as "County Attorneys." Source: References Hessick, Carissa Byrne (2020). National Study of Prosecutor Elections (PDF). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina School of Law. External links Prosecutor.info Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Discover the Lucy Montgomery John Hartley Cameron Ney popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Lucy Montgomery John Hartley Cameron Ney books.