District Attorney Mich ael A. Korchak was elected November 5, 2019. He previously served as Chief Assistant District Attorney and Town of Union Justice. Mike worked for six years as a prosecutor at the Bronx County District Attorney Office, prosecuting his first felony case in 1992, before being hired as a Senior Assistant District Attorney in Broome County, in 1996. Mike served the people of Broome County for 11 years as a Senior ADA, prosecuting major crimes, including: homicide, assault, rape, arson, and sexual assault. After challenging the former District Attorney, in 2007, Mike returned to private practice. Mike then served as Town of Union Justice from 2014-2016, before returning to the District Attorney’s Office. Mike lives in Endwell with his wife Nadine (Kundrat); they have three children, Maria, Mike Jr., and Anna. Mike is a graduate of the College of Holy Cross, and Pace Law School. The Korchak Family are active members of St. Michael’s Church, Clinton Street, Binghamton.
The Mission of the Broome County District Attorney’s Office is to make Broome County a safer place to live by aggressively, effectively, and fairly prosecuting criminal activity, guided by principled professionalism, using compassion when called for, punishment as necessary, and justice always.
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.
“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.