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A State's Attorney General is generally considered to be, as the name suggests, the attorney for the State. For example, he/she is the attorney that represents the State in actions brought against it by people or groups that are challenging laws enacted by the legislature. He/she has a staff of attorneys working in his/her office that handle day to day matters, but all under the auspices of the Attorney General. In some States, those lower-level attorneys are called district attorneys, although historically that term connotes State attorneys who enforce criminal laws. Assistant State Attorneys generally handle both civil abd criminal matters.

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