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The following is a list of District Attorneys who have served the people of Westchester since each county in New York State became its own district in 1818.

 

Prior to that, New York State was divided up into seven "districts" overseen by an Assistant Attorney General.

 

In 1801 the name was changed to District Attorney.

 

The District Attorney is elected to a four year term.

 

ROBERT P. LEE1819-1820-------------
AARON WARD1820-1823SING SING (OSSINING)
WILLIAM NELSON1823-1845PEEKSKILL
RICHARD R. VORIS1845-1848SING SING (OSSINING)
WILLIAM W. SCRUGHAM1848-1851YONKERS
EDWARD WELLS1851-1857PEEKSKILL
WILLIAM H. PEMBERTON1857-1863--------------
PELHAM L. McCLELLAN1863-1866MOUNT VERNON
JOHN S. BATES1866-1869BEDFORD
JACKSON O. DYKMAN1869-1872WHITE PLAINS
DANIEL C. BRIGGS1872-1875PEEKSKILL
ROBERT COCHRAN1875-1878WHITE PLAINS
NELSON H. BAKER1878-1890SING SING (OSSINING)
WILLIAM P. PLATT1890-1896WHITE PLAINS
GEORGE C. ANDREWS1896-1901TARRYTOWN
J. ADDISON YOUNG1902-1907NEW ROCHELLE
FRANCIS A. WINSLOW1908-1913YONKERS
FREDERICK E. WEEKS1914-1916WHITE PLAINS
LEE PARSONS DAVIS1917-1921YONKERS
FREDERICK E. WEEKS

1922

WHITE PLAINS
ARTHUR ROWLAND1923-1928YONKERS
FRANK H. COYNE1929-1934YONKERS
WALTER A. FERRIS1935-1939PORT CHESTER
ELBERT T. GALLAGHER1940-1945KATONAH
GEORGE M. FANELLI1946-1952NEW ROCHELLE
SAMUEL FAILE1952-1954WHITE PLAINS
JOSEPH L. GAGLIARDI1955-1960LARCHMONT
ROBERT TRAINOR

1961

EASTCHESTER
LEONARD RUBENFELD1962-1969PEEKSKILL
CARL A. VERGARI1970-1993YONKERS
JEANINE PIRRO1994-2005HARRISON
JANET DiFIORE2006-BRONXVILLE