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Morganthau To End Tenure As Manhattan DA

By Big Tent Democrat

The NYTimes reports that "[Robert] Morgenthau Won't Seek Re-election."

Morganthau is a legendary figure in New York legal circles. From Wikipedia:

Morgenthau graduated from Yale Law School in 1948 and joined the New York law firm of Patterson, Belknap & Webb, becoming a partner in 1954. In 1961, after twelve years of practicing corporate law, Morgenthau accepted an appointment from President John F. Kennedy as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. . . .

Morgenthau was elected to the office of District Attorney of New York County [in 1974.] This was a special election caused by the death of Frank S. Hogan who had served as D.A. for over thirty years.He was elected to a full term in 1977 and has been reelected seven times. He has not been opposed in a general election since 1985.

It will be the end of an era.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 27, 2009 (boomark / email).