LEGAL · NY · 1973-1973
Burton Roberts
District Attorney · Bronx · Democrat · New York
On the record
Briefly DA before becoming Sup Ct judge — "The Bonfire of the Vanities" Judge Kovitsky inspiration
Background
New York's District Attorney · Bronx of Bronx 1973–1973: Burton Roberts — 1-year tenure. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Mario Merola. Note: Briefly DA before becoming Sup Ct judge — "The Bonfire of the Vanities" Judge Kovitsky inspiration. Same-year political environment (1973): Governor Malcolm Wilson.
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Others who held this office in New York
- Robert T. Johnson (1989-2015)
- Mario Merola (1974-1987)