“Why I Became a Prosecutor” introduces some Westchester County Assistant District Attorneys. These prosecutors represent the people in the courtrooms of Westchester County from the village, town and municipal courts throughout the county to the Daronco Courthouse in White Plains and the New York State Court of Appeals. Their job is to advocate for justice on behalf of victims, whether they be individual victims of crime at any level or the taxpayers and voters of the county who may have been taken advantage of by public servants.

 

Meet Assistant District Attorney Mollie O’Rourke with the Special Prosecutions Division. She describes the importance of victim-centric prosecution and her passion for justice.

 

Meet Assistant District Attorney Shameika Mathurin, White Plains Branch Chief of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. With 12 years serving as a prosecutor, ADA Mathurin has had a wide breadth of experience which she now brings to her leadership role as Branch Chief.

 

Meet Assistant District Adrian Murphy of the Investigations Division Identity Theft Unit of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. ADA Murphy joined the DA's Office three years ago and is on the cutting edge of prosecuting identity theft.

 

Meet Assistant District Attorney Michelle Lopez, Chief of the Sex Crimes Bureau of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. ADA Lopez has served as an advocate for victims and a role model in the community for more than 20 years.

 

Meet Assistant District Attorney Joyce Miller, Deputy Bureau Chief of the Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Bureaus of the Special Prosecutions Division of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. ADA Miller has served as a prosecutor with the DA's Office for 12 years.

 

Meet Assistant District Attorney Raffaelina Gianfrancesco of the Appeals and Special Litigation Division of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. ADA Gianfrancesco is a seasoned prosecutor who has been with the DA's Office for 10 years.