the____ is the u.s attorney that works for the department of jusitice.........?

Question

the____ is the u.s attorney that works for the department of jusitice and tries to convince the jury to rule against the defense?

Answer 1

Prosecutor

Answer 2

Attorney General

Currently: Michael Mukasey
acting (in between):Peter Keisler
Formerly: Alberto Gonzales

The Attorney General is seventh in the United States presidential line of succession (if eligible)

As for the rest of them:
In the United States the director of any such offices may be known by any of several names depending on the legal jurisdiction (e.g. County Attorney, Prosecuting Attorney (in Michigan, Indiana, and West Virginia), County Prosecutor, State Attorney, State's Attorney, State Prosecutor, Commonwealth's Attorney (in Virginia and Kentucky), District Attorney, District Attorney General (in Tennessee), City Attorney, City Prosecutor, Circuit Attorney (in Missouri) or U.S. Attorney) and may be either appointed or elected. This should not be confused with Corporation Counsel, who typically handles only civil matters involving monetary damages, and does not handle criminal prosecutions.

Answer 3

Actually, US Attorney is a title that legitimately applies to ALL attorneys in the Department of Justice. The Attorney General is the highest ranking US Attorney. Prosecutor is the general term for ANY attorney at any level of government that represents the government in a criminal trial.