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Event Date
3-6-2024
Description
Mr. Gonzalez was elected to become Kings County District Attorney in 2017 and is the first Latino to serve as district attorney in New York State. He is widely credited for his efforts to redefine the role of a prosecutor. In his first term, he ceased trying low-level pot offenses, dismissed 90 drug convictions tainted by a corrupt police detective and advocated for changes to state bail reform laws.
Disciplines
Law | Legal Education
Recommended Citation
Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law, "A Conversation with Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez" (2024). Event Invitations 2024. 10.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/event-invitations-2024/10