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One year after the 1898 Consolidation of New York City, Nassau County was separated from Queens County. In case of a vacancy, a DA is appointed by the Governor to fill the office temporarily. A new DA is then elected at the next annual election in November, always to a full term. From 1847 to 1942, the term length was three years.
Melinda R. Katz (born August 29, 1965) is an American attorney and politician from New York City, serving as District Attorney of Queens since January 1, 2020. A Democrat, she previously served as the Queens Borough President.
This is a list of US state-level prosecutors, often known as district attorneys.In states which hold partisan elections for prosecutorial positions, the party affiliation of each prosecutor is noted.
Two others pleaded guilty in October 1992 to first-degree reckless endangerment and were sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison, the DA’s office said. Both were released in 1996 and ...
Brown, 86, who previously served as a judge, was first appointed to the office by Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1991 and was re-elected in five subsequent elections, sometimes without opposition.
Derek Klever, 27, a paralegal at the Queens District Attorney’s office, has been arrested after attempting to make an explosive to bomb a migrant shelter located across from his apartment.
Joining the Queens District Attorney's office as an intern in 1972, he worked there before joining the state attorney general's office, where he led the investigation of the Tawana Brawley rape allegations. Shortly after the appointment of Richard Brown in 1991, he returned to Queens, serving in the district attorney's office for the next 28 years.
District Attorney of Queens County; In office January 1, 1978 – June 1, 1991 Acting: January 1, 1977 – December 31, 1977: Preceded by: Nicholas Ferraro: Succeeded by: Richard A. Brown: Member of the New York Senate; In office January 1, 1968 – December 31, 1976: Preceded by: Irving Mosberg: Succeeded by: Sheldon Farber: Constituency: 11th ...