Dallas County District Attorney

Dallas County District Attorney

The Dallas County District Attorney is the elected district attorney (DA) of Dallas County, Texas.The office prosecutes violations and offenses of Texas state law.(Federal law violations are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ). The office is most notable for its partnership with the Innocence Project of Texas to review cases that might have been wrongfully convicted, which has been successful. This partnership has received national attention and was forged by the current DA, Democrat Craig Watkins.

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