Richard Brown (lawyer)
Richard A. Brown | |
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Queens County District Attorney | |
In office June 1, 1991 – May 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John J. Santucci |
Succeeded by | John M. Ryan (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Allen Brown November 13, 1932 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 4, 2019 Redding, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 86)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Rhoda Steinberg (m. 1960) |
Alma mater | Hobart College (BA) New York University (LLB) |
Occupation | District 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
- ^ "District Attorney Richard A. Brown's Biography". Office of Queens District Attorney. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ Rosenberg, Eli (2015-12-28). "Elections Are Easy for Queens Prosecutor; Critics Call This a Problem". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ "Queens DA Richard Brown dead at 86: District Attorney's office". WPIX 11 New York. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.