Which state official represents the state in court?

Question

Which state official represents the state in court?

Answer 1

That depends on which court you are referring to. If the matter is before a state court, the district (or in some states it is called the State's) Attorney's office of the appropriate jurisdiction represents the state.

In federal court, such as the District Court, US Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court, etc. It usually is the parties already involved at the state level; again here it would be a local district attorney.

However, if it is the actual state that is involved, say for instance US Dept. of Justice et. al Alberto Gonzales v. Oregon, where the state was being involved in a motion by the federal government to stop their adopted law governing its "Death with Dignity" law, it would be a team assembled at the capitol, usually with the state's attorney general and secretary of state making the oral arguments in court.

Answer 2

The State District Attorney, or their Assistant District Attorney.

Answer 3

The prosecutor and the judge both receive State paychecks.

Answer 4

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