Richard Brown (lawyer)

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Richard A. Brown
Queens County District Attorney
In office
June 1, 1991 – May 3, 2019
Preceded byJohn J. Santucci
Succeeded byJohn M. Ryan (acting)
Personal details
Born
Richard Allen Brown

(1932-11-13)November 13, 1932
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 4, 2019(2019-05-04) (aged 86)
Redding, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Rhoda Steinberg
(m. 1960)
Alma materHobart College (BA)
New York University (LLB)
OccupationDistrict Attorney

Richard Allen Brown (November 13, 1932 – May 3, 2019) was an

New York. He was the Queens County District Attorney, having held office from 1991 until his death in 2019.[1][dead link] Prior to becoming district attorney, Brown served as a judge of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department. Brown was the longest serving district attorney in New York City.[2] Brown died at the age of 86 in 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ "District Attorney Richard A. Brown's Biography". Office of Queens District Attorney. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Eli (2015-12-28). "Elections Are Easy for Queens Prosecutor; Critics Call This a Problem". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  3. ^ "Queens DA Richard Brown dead at 86: District Attorney's office". WPIX 11 New York. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
Legal offices
Preceded by Queens County District Attorney
1991–2019
Succeeded by