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What is a County Prosecutor?

April 26, 2017County Prosecutor

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What is a County Prosecutor?

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In New Jersey, County Prosecutors are the chief law enforcement officers of their County and are responsible for enforcing the criminal laws of New Jersey in their counties. Each county in New Jersey has only one County Prosecutor. The County Prosecutor has Assistant Prosecutors who help him or her enforce the law. In other states they are called Assistant District Attorneys, Assistant People’s Attorneys, Assistant Commonwealth Attorneys, etc. The County Prosecutor’s staff also includes County Detectives or Investigators (Police Officers), secretaries, paralegals and agents.