Comment on Immaculate

• teslekova@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  In the US they are, yeah.

  source

  • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Real?

    source

    • PhenomenalPancake@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Kinda yeah. Most politicians in the US started out as lawyers or working in some other capacity in the justice system.

      source

      • titanicx@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Most? Hardly any.

        source
    • teslekova@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Many US states and cities elect their chief prosecutor (DA) and sometimes even judges.

      source
    • hanrahan@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Same in Australia, most are lawyers, most as in >50%

      source
• BigDiction@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  District Attorney is an elected position in San Francisco. It manages all the prosecutors (unelected). There’s a paragraph about Harris’ first campaign in the article.

  source