Mentoring

One of my great passions in life is mentoring. In a world of uncertainty, I find that mentoring grounds me and feeds my soul.

Can state prosecutors stem mass incarceration and increase fairness?

Absolutely.

The most powerful official in the criminal justice system is the state prosecutor. She decides who will be charged and the severity and nature of the offense(s). She also determines…

When I was in law school, I wanted to be a prosecutor. It was my dream. My passion. I’ll never forget my mother feeling confused at my decision. “You want to persecute people?” she pondered. But I viewed it as a tremendous opportunity to do the work I loved, trial work.

When I began at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office in 2000…