CCC Breakfast Forum with Queens DA, Melinda Katz

The CCC Breakfast Forum featuring Queens District Attorney, Melinda Katz.

About DA Katz:

Melinda Katz became the District Attorney for Queens County in January 2020, making history as the first woman to hold the office.

Under her leadership, the District Attorney’s office ensures that all defendants are treated fairly and in a non-discriminatory manner, while protecting the communities it serves in the most diverse county in America. District Attorney Katz restructured the office with new bureaus and mandates to manage challenges including taking guns off the street, empowering victims of domestic violence and human trafficking and seeking justice even in the oldest of cold cases.

District Attorney Katz was born and raised in Queens and educated in public schools. She graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts and received a Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law.

Her long record of public service began with her 1994 election to the New York State Assembly where she wrote and passed legislation to protect New York’s most vulnerable residents. District Attorney Katz was a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009 and served as chair of the influential Land Use Committee. She used her legal background and community ties to steward major projects that helped pull New York City out of the 2001 recession.

In private practice, District Attorney Katz worked as a securities litigator for Weil Gotshal and as a shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, a position she held until her 2013 election as the 19th Borough President of Queens.

About the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City:

The Citizens Crime Commission of New York City is a leading non-partisan 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on improving public safety through innovation. For over 40 years, the Crime Commission has featured prominent government and law enforcement figures at its breakfast forums.

Host or Publisher Shyda Hoque