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The office operates out of 1 Hogan Place (also known as 100 Centre Street)

The New York County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for New York County (Manhattan), New York. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws. (Federal law violations are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York).The current District Attorney is Cyrus Vance, Jr.

History

In the legislative act of February 5, 1796, New York State was divided into seven districts which had a separate state assistant attorney general for each district. New York was handled by the New York State Attorney General.^[1]

On April 4, 1801, New York County became part of District 1 which included Kings, Queens (which included Nassau at the time), Richmond, Suffolk and Westchester counties.^[2]

In 1818 each county was designated a separate district. The district attorney was appointed by the court of general sessions.^[3]

In 1846 the position became elective.^[4]

District Attorneys

District 1

This included Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens (which included Nassau County), Staten Island, Westchester County, Suffolk County.

New York County

References

External links

Manhattanda.org

[1] > Legal and Judicial History of New York By Alden Chester, Lyman Horace Weeks, John Hampden Dougherty - Published by National Americana society, 1911

[2] > Legal and Judicial History of New York By Alden Chester, Lyman Horace Weeks, John Hampden Dougherty - Published by National Americana society, 1911

[3] > Legal and Judicial History of New York By Alden Chester, Lyman Horace Weeks, John Hampden Dougherty - Published by National Americana society, 1911

[4] > Legal and Judicial History of New York By Alden Chester, Lyman Horace Weeks, John Hampden Dougherty - Published by National Americana society, 1911

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 [[File:Ny-county-hogan-entrance.jpg|thumb|250px|The office operates out of 1 Hogan Place (also known as 100 Centre Street)]]
-The '''New York County District Attorney''' is the elected [[district attorney]] for [[New York County]] (Manhattan), [[New York]]. The office is responsible for the [[prosecution]] of violations of [[New York]] [[state law]]s. ([[Federal law]] violations are prosecuted by the [[U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York]]).
+The '''New York County District Attorney''' is the elected [[district attorney]] for [[New York County]] (Manhattan), [[New York]]. The office is responsible for the [[prosecution]] of violations of [[New York]] [[state law]]s. ([[Federal law]] violations are prosecuted by the [[U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York]]).The current District Attorney is [[Cyrus Vance, Jr.]]
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