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People often confuse the Denver District Attorney’s Office with the Denver City Attorney’s Office. What do these two law offices have in common and how are they different? Vince DiCroce, Director of Prosecution and Code Enforcement in the City Attorney’s Office joins Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey and host Harry Cullis on this edition of Dialogue Denver DA.
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The Denver City Attorney’s Office has about 100 attorneys and 100 non-attorney staff, making it one of the largest law firms in Colorado.
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The Denver District Attorney’s Office has about 75 attorneys and about 125 non-attorney staff.
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The Denver City Attorney's Office (also known as the Department of Law) represents the City in all legal matters.
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The Denver District Attorney’s Office focuses specifically on its mission to prosecute violations of state statute and advocate for victims of crime.
True or False: The Denver City Attorney is appointed by the Mayor and the Denver District Attorney is elected by the people.
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True. Denver’s City Attorney is David R. Fine, appointed in October 2007. Denver’s District Attorney is Mitch Morrissey, elected in November 2004..