LEGAL · NY · 2014-2016
Ken Thompson
Brooklyn DA (Kings County) · Democrat · New York
On the record
First Black Brooklyn DA; died of cancer Oct 2016
Background
Ken Thompson occupied the Brooklyn DA (Kings County) of Brooklyn office in New York for 2 years (2014–2016). Took office after Charles Hynes; succeeded by Eric Gonzalez. Note: First Black Brooklyn DA; died of cancer Oct 2016. Same-year political environment (2014): Governor Andrew Cuomo; Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; Secretary of State Cesar Perales.
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Others who held this office in New York
- Eric Gonzalez (2016-present)
- Charles Hynes (1990-2014)