Gothamist: In the Criminal Justice System, There is One Mayor

Jen

Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:15:40 -0500

Thanks Mase! What would I do without our great readers?

Mase

Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:08:42 -0500

District Attorney's offices organization primer: THE District Attorney of a county is the elected head of the office. After the D.A., all other prosecutors are Assistant District Attorneys -- A.D.A.'s. The D.A. has an "executive" staff helping him, with the Chief Assistant (C.A.D.A.), the Executive Assistant (E.A.D.A.), and so on. Here is how New York County staffs its executive group: http://www.manhattanda.org/office_overview/executive/index.htm

Brian

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 22:19:11 -0500

Take it from an insider, Ms. Rohm is definitely not a nice lady.

Drew

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:05:52 -0500

I thought Fred Thompson's career path was lawyer-->actor-->Senator-->actor.

CJC

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:08:17 -0500

Actually, that quip by Fred Thompson may be related to Thompson being a former politician who became an actor. He was the Republican Senator from Tennessee until he started his stint on L&O.

Jen

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 13:19:09 -0500

Aha! Thanks, Mase. I thought Fred was the Executive DA, then Sam is EADA, with Serena as ADA. Now I know!

Mase

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:46:43 -0500

Also, Fred Thompson is THE District Attorney on the show, Sam Waterston (and Michael Moriarty) play the EADA's to Fred Thompson's DA.

Mase

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:43:43 -0500

if you ever watched "Angel" during its first season, Elizabeth Rohm had a significant role and was just as wooden. Nice as she may be, she is the 00's version of Sean Young.

Jen

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 11:32:05 -0500

Thanks, but even I'll admit it's a cheapshot. Elizabeth Rohm seems like a nice lady; it's just an unfortunate character.

tien

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 11:19:21 -0500

damn, i was hoping that serena would bite the dust. "a computerized ADA Southerlyn, perfect for Rohm's robotic line deliveries." that's gold.