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County Law Setting Term Limits for District Attorney Preempted by State Law

The Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s ruling that the county law limiting the terms of the district attorney is preempted by state law:

The office of district attorney is plainly subject to comprehensive regulation by state law, leaving the counties without authority to legislate in that respect. In this light, we view the limitation on the length of time a district attorney can hold office to be an improper imposition of an additional qualification for the position … .

Permitting county legislators to impose term limits on the office of district attorney would have the potential to impair the independence of that office because it would empower a local legislative body to effectively end the tenure of an incumbent district attorney whose investigatory or prosecutorial actions were unpopular or contrary to the interests of county legislators. The state has a fundamental and overriding interest in ensuring the integrity and independence of the office of district attorney. Matter of Hoerger v Spota, 237, CtApp 8-22-13

 

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