Not much nonsense.
In the first episode, Peter resigned from the position of State's Attorney to get to know the prosecutors in the United States.
U.S. prosecutors, as government lawyers, are responsible for investigating, deciding whether to prosecute, summoning witnesses, and conducting plea bargaining in criminal cases. Prosecutors belong to the administrative department, and all prosecutors must have a lawyer's license.
There are two types of prosecutors in the United States.
One is the Federal Attorney (United State's Attorney / Federal Attorney), responsible for prosecuting criminal suspects who violate federal laws (such as white-collar crime, drug smuggling, corruption in public office). Federal prosecutors are nominated by the President and passed by the Senate. The head of the federal prosecutor is the highest federal prosecutor (seems there are other titles?), concurrently served by the attorney general. Federal prosecutors set up the federal prosecutor’s office to carry out their work in accordance with the 11 federal circuit judicial districts and 94 judicial districts divided by the court system across the country.
One is the District Attorney (State's Attorney / District Attorney), who is responsible for enforcing the laws of the state. The selection, terms of reference, and responsibilities of district attorneys are regulated by state laws. For example, the State Attorney General in New Jersey is appointed by the governor, while state attorneys in most other states are elected by election.
Whether it is a federal prosecutor or a district attorney, there is a prosecutor's office, and a group of assistant district attorneys work for them. Assistant prosecutors are completely appointed, similar to lawyers.
Let’s talk about Peter in his wife. His full title is State's Attorney of Cook County. His jurisdiction is the entire Cook County (including Chicago), but why is he called the "state" attorney? Because he is acting as an agent of the state government in Cook County and prosecuting criminals under state law, State's Attorney may be called differently in different states, and some are called District Attorney (District Attorney). The state where Cook County is located is Illinois. The State Attorney General of Illinois also serves as the state attorney general. It is generally not responsible for prosecution. It has no affiliation with the state prosecutors of counties and cities in the state, only business dealings.
Finally, there was an independent prosecutor system in American history. Independent prosecutors are responsible for investigating crimes committed by senior government officials, and are directly appointed by the Federal Supreme Prosecutor to begin their work. The independent prosecutor system was established after the "Watergate Incident" and was abolished in 1999. It is worth mentioning that after the abolition of the independent prosecutor system, its functions are still there, and it has been inherited by federal prosecutors. For example, the top federal prosecutor has the right to appoint federal prosecutors to conduct independent investigations after receiving a report on a senior official.
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