District Attorney of New York County | |
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Incumbent Alvin Bragg since January 1, 2022 | |
Formation | 1801 |
First holder | Richard Riker |
Website | ManhattanDA.org |
Oct 15, 2021 · Damian Williams is the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Nominated in August 2021 and confirmed by the United States Senate in October 2021, Mr. Williams is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District.
Apr 07, 2022 · NEW YORK — Refuting suggestions that he’s lost interest in going after Donald Trump, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday a criminal investigation into the former president ...
Jan 07, 2022 · But New Yorkers are quickly learning that last year’s election outcomes weren’t universally anti-crime. On January 3, newly minted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg distributed a memo setting out a number of radical changes to the office’s approach to law enforcement. For starters, he was doing away with the whole “enforcement” thing for a host of …
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Alvin Leonard Bragg Jr. (born October 21, 1973) is the current New York County District Attorney. On November 2, 2021, he became the first African-American and first person of color elected to that office.
Carey R. Dunne is an Attorney with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2014 Speech as a President for the New York City Bar Association. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2019 with an average of 53,725 views per program.
United States Attorney. Breon Peace, appointed by President Joseph Biden, is the 48th United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. As U.S. Attorney, Mr.Jan 4, 2022
Due to its jurisdiction over the New York City borough of Manhattan, the pre-eminent financial center of the United States of America, the office's incumbent is often nicknamed the “Sheriff of Wall Street”. As of October 10, 2021 the United States Attorney is Damian Williams.
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Mark J. Lesko was sworn in as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York today by EDNY Chief Judge Margo Brodie at the Brooklyn federal courthouse.Mar 22, 2021
And what do they do? A district attorney is the top prosecutor for a town, city, county or state. In New York City, each borough, which are each a separate county, has its own district attorney. Manhattan’s district attorney serves New York County, overseeing all local criminal prosecutions within the borough.
The first Manhattan District Attorney was elected in 1847 after the state constitution changed to allow New Yorkers to directly vote on the position, according to Vance’s website. Across the country, district attorneys are not always elected — three states and D.C. have DAs who are appointed.
His decision to not run has left an opening for nine contenders — eight Democrats and one Republican — to throw their hat in the ring for the top prosecutor job in Manhattan, which has a four-year term. Unlike other municipal offices, city prosecutors have no term limits.
Diana Florence (D) Florence, a Manhattan native, headed up the Construction Fraud Task Force at the Manhattan DA’s Office, her most recent role in 25 years as a prosecutor there. She left to start her campaign after charging the office was a “hostile work environment” — following accusations she withheld evidence.
Thomas Kenniff (R) Kenniff is a criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor and Iraq War veteran who served as a Judge Advocate General in the military. He is a current member of the Army National Guard and a founding partner at his law firm, Raiser & Kenniff. Lucy Lang (D)
Eliza Orlins (D) Orlins has been a public defender for more than 10 years, working as criminal defense attorney for the Legal Aid Society. She also competed on the reality television show “Survivor” in 2004 while a law student.
Previously, she worked as a federal prosecutor.
As Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, Jr. has made the advancement of criminal justice reform part of the mission of the District Attorney's Office, right alongside our centuries-old founding mission of public safety.
“The repatriation of these 27 stunning relics to the people of Cambodia restores an important link between the nation’s classical Angkor era and its modern customs and beliefs that , for far too long, was disrupted by the greed of stolen antiquities traffickers,” said District Attorney Vance.
“As alleged, Melissa Ringel violated her oath as an official of the court when she brazenly circumvented the rules to assist her husband, Frank Esposito, and his client, during the sale of a multimillion-dollar penthouse near Central Park,” said District Attorney Vance.
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Since the Consolidation Charter of New York City in 1898, the terms of the district attorneys in New York City have coincided with the mayor's term, and are for four years. In case of a vacancy, the governor appoints an interim district attorney and can call a special election for the remainder of the term.
Under the State Constitution of 1821, the district attorney was appointed to a three-year term by the Court of General Sessions, and under the State Constitution of 1846, ...
Westchester County was separated from the First District in 1813, and New York County was separated in 1815. In 1818, each county in the state became its own separate district. Until 1822, district attorneys were ...