The group had planned to kill the governor and the top public prosecutor, but failed.
Now an assistant district attorney, he takes over as top prosecutor on Jan. 1.
The top federal prosecutors at the state level, they enforce some of the nation's most critical laws.
In the last year, the Justice Department has installed top prosecutors who may not be so reticent.
He served as the county's top prosecutor until his appointment to the bench.
A top prosecutor said Mexico would continue to investigate without American help.
Russia's top prosecutor suddenly resigns, officially for health reasons, although no one believes that.
Relations between the two top prosecutors in New Orleans have long been strained.
A6 Russia's top criminal prosecutor was forced to resign.
But he said his tenure as a top prosecutor had given him special insight into the inquiry.