---
title: "Return the top-N California DAs by editorial severity score (descending)"
method: GET
path: "/api/rest/top_das"
tags: ["cajusticewatch"]
---

# Return the top-N California DAs by editorial severity score (descending)

`GET /api/rest/top_das`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cajusticewatch.com`
- URL: `https://cajusticewatch.com/api/rest/top_das`
- Auth: none declared

Return the top-N California DAs by editorial severity score (descending). Use for "worst DA" / "most-disciplined DA" / ranking questions. Optional county filter. Only manually-scored records are returned.

## Query parameters

- `limit` integer
- `county` string

## Response `200`

Tool result as plain JSON.

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid arguments or upstream tool error.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/cajusticewatch/apis/california-justice-watch-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/cajusticewatch/apis/california-justice-watch-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/cajusticewatch/apis/california-justice-watch-api/revisions/1ae48b3f1ff1?raw)