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The elected prosecutor is the most powerful player in the criminal legal system. In North Carolina, the prosecutor is called a District Attorney or a "DA." One District Attorney is elected in each of North Carolina's 43 Prosecutorial Districts, and most of the time, District Attorneys run unopposed.