The assistant judges, the sheriff and the state's attorney are elected annually by popular vote.
He was state's attorney for Hartford county from 1777 to 1785, and achieved extraordinary success at the bar, amassing what was for his day a large fortune.
For each county there are a judge, clerk, register of deeds, auditor, treasurer, sheriff and state's attorney.
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Your state's Attorney General's office and your local Better Business Bureau can also help uncover potential ugly sides.
