Under his leadership so far, the office has increased gun prosecutions, focused on gun traffickers and ghost gun manufacturers, and charged and secured convictions for numerous armed robberies, shootings, and homicides. Robert Morris Morgenthau (/ m r n / MORG-n-thaw; July 31, 1919 - July 21, 2019) was an American lawyer. Before joining the NYAG, he was an associate at a law firm and a law clerk to the Hon. She has been a public servant for almost 30 years. Please read all instructions carefullyand hover over the question mark for more information. It quickly became apparent to DA Hogan that a widespread conspiracy was in place to hide the truth from the public. Whitman Dies Here at 78 Executive of State, 1915-18, 'Broke' Rosenthal Case as District Attorney in 1912", "Gaynor Wins; Tammany Loses All The Rest A Clean Sweep by Fusion of All Offices Outside of the Mayoralty Gaynor's Plurality 72,500 But Fusion Has Carried the Board of Estimate and with It City Control Whitman District Attorney Beats George Gordon Battle for the Office by About 22,000 Votes All Patronage to Fusion Controllership, Aldermanic Presidency, County Offices, and Supreme Court All Gone Borough Presidents, Too McAneny Wins in Manhattan, Gresser Carries Queens, Miller the Bronx And Roesch Is Beaten", "Whitman Goes in As Bells Toll 12 New Governor Takes Up Reins of Office at Midnight Without Waiting for Ceremonial Legal Point is Involved Courts Advise Him to Re-designate Justices Whose Terms Expired with 1914 Accepts Own Resignation First Official Act Is Followed by Appointment of Charles Albert Perkins as District Attorney", "Charles A. Perkins, Ex-Prosecutor, Dies Served as District Attorney of New York County When Mitchel Was Mayor Handled City Trust Cases Took Part In the Lexow Investigation Made a Drive Against Notorious Gangsters", "Swann, District Attorney His Plurality 33,589, and Smith Elected Sheriff by 49,390 Bennet Back to Congress Has Probably Carried His Uptown District by About 723 Over Healey Cropsey Wins in Brooklyn Tammany Will Probably Control Board of Aldermen and Elect McAneny's Successor", "Edward Swann, 83, Ex-Judge, Is Dead District Attorney Here, '16-22, Was Often Under Fire 9 Years in General Sessions", "Hylan Chosen Mayor, Plurality 147,000; Woman Suffrage Wins Probably by 80,000; Prohibition Close, Suffrage Loses, in Ohio A Tammany Sweep Hylan Can Get Every Vote in the Board of Estimate Carries Every Borough His Vote Is 293,382, Mitchel's 148,060, and Hillquit's 138,793 Lewis, Attorney General Beaten in This City, but Had a Big Plurality Up-State Hylan Promises Loyalty", "Joab Banton, 79, Once Prosecutor District Attorney of New York in 1922-29 Dies Handled Rothstein Murder Case", "The City Vote Hylan's Plurality 417,986 Craig's 249,252 Banton's 83,680", "Final Returns Add to Tammany Sweep All but Three of 63 Candidates for Aldermen, and 56 for Assembly Are Elected Walker Wins by 401,581 Banton's Plurality 105,421 Wigwam Captures 10th District Connolly Issues Statement", "City Tickets Named; Republican Leaders Pick Aron and Coler Selections in LaGuardia Slate, With Banker for Controller, Provide a Surprise Democrats Redesignated Walker, Berry and McKee Are Chosen for Present Offices, With All Chiefs Concurring Hylan Still in the Race Dry Republicans Urge Bennett, Who Once Beat Mitchel in Primary, to Fight LaGuardia", "Thomas C.T. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws (federal law violations in Manhattan are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York). Minutes after a New York judge ordered the Trump Organization to pay $1.6 million for criminally dodging taxes last Friday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference. Cook recused from the case, leaving only six Judges, and Morgenthau won 6-0. Richard Kuh succeeded DA Hogan as Manhattan District Attorney after Mr. Hogan suffered a stroke and resigned. The office is located at One Hogan Place at the intersection of Centre Street and Leonard Street. 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Werner (1891), p. 554. Job Openings - Queens District Attorney's Office. Median Annual Salary (2020) $126,930 (all lawyers)*. Manhattan's new DA has ordered his prosecutors to stop seeking prison sentences for hordes of criminals and to downgrade felony charges in cases including armed robberies and drug dealing . from Harvard Law School, clerked for Hon. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 427 followers 427 connections. Employees Number 2,309 1 2 3 . After his government service and before being sworn in as District Attorney, Alvin was a Visiting Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School. The first elected Manhattan District Attorney was John McKeon, who was elected in 1847 after having been appointed the previous year. Mr. Kuh was defeated by Robert M. Morgenthau in the September 1974 Democratic primary for the special election to fill the vacancy. The Consolidation Charter of 1896 extended the term by a year of the incumbent John R. Fellows, who had been elected in 1893 to a three-year term (18941896). At that time, Queens included current-day Nassau County and Westchester included the Bronx. In addition to Megs work on public safety and reform, she also brings deep expertise in white collar enforcement, including having led investigations of major financial institutions concerning violations of key areas of enforcement for Manhattan, including money laundering, antitrust, and securities. In high-profile cases of all kinds, including organized crime, major fraud, corruption, and homicide, as well as the no less serious robberies and other street crimes, the Office developed a national reputation for excellence, non-partisanship and fairness. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., was first sworn in as the District Attorney of New York County in January 2010 and, over the course of three terms, enhanced the District Attorneys Office as a national leader in criminal justice by expanding its expertise on an array of 21st century crimes and expanding the impact of the Office beyond its traditional courtroom role to includeinvesting in underserved communities to prevent crime and justice-system involvement, reforming the criminal justice system to end mass incarceration, and reinventing the Office to take on 21stcentury threats, such as cybercrime, terrorism, and trafficking. He ended his service in the State AGs Office as the Chief Deputy Attorney General, overseeing more than 1,500 people, a budget of $225 million, and the offices criminal and civil investigations and litigation, including health care fraud, public corruption, narcotics trafficking, wage-and-hour investigations, tenant harassment, and securities fraud. In that role, he represented Eric Garners mother and sister in a lawsuit against the City of New York seeking details concerns Mr. Garners death. [2][3] Prosecutors do not normally handle New York City Criminal Court summons court cases, and the Manhattan district attorney has a memorandum of understanding with the New York City Police Department allowing their legal bureau to selectively prosecute them. for each of New York City's five boroughs. For a list of Offices and access to their websites, either select "Directory of District Attorney Offices" or select a location on the map. W. Blunt His Career as a Public Officer Brief Sketch of His Life Over Thirty-Two Years in the Public Service The Positions Which He Held The Blunt Family As Writers on Nautical Subjects", "Ex-Judge Nelson J. 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