The assistant district attorney (assistant da, ada), or state prosecutor or assistant state's attorney, is a law enforcement official who represents the state government on behalf of the district attorney in Ò€¦ Chester county is a large and complex county. With approximately 500,000 residents, our county includes fortune 500 companies, beautiful preserved open spaces, working farms, historical Ò€¦

A da has the power to request bail or bond in a case. By doing so, the da asks the judge to require the person accused of a crime to pay in order to get out of jail. When you hear the term district attorney, or da, you might think of courtroom dramas or headline news. But behind the scenes, das and other prosecutors do far more than try cases in court.