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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 affairs 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 in Britain , the Republic Of Ireland and many Commonwealth countries is the Director Of Public Prosecutions . In Canada, it is Crown Attorney or Crown Counsel , while in Australia, it is Crown Prosecutor . HISTORY Scholars dispute the origins of the district attorney in America . Various theories claim Dutch, French, or English origins. Some scholars claim the American District Attorney arose uniquely in the new nation's circumstances.1 At the time that the thirteen colonies were formed into America, five of them had adopted the district attorney model.2 SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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