Full Name & Title:  Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid Played by: Jill Hennessy FILE STATUS:  Closed - Permanent as of 5/22/1996 Killed in an auto collision with a drunk driver, possibly on 2/6/1996

Juvenile Records:

	Irish heritage
	Straight-A student in high school (except for Ds in Art)
	Decided on a law career as early as high school

Current Marital/Family Status:

	Never married, no children
	Survived by mother and stepfather, Mac Geller, a law school professor

Social Interests:

	Agnostic
	Strongly feminist
	Anti-death penalty
	Favored legalizing drugs

Prior Bad Acts:

	Graduated from Harvard Law, where she was on the Law Review (until she was replaced due to more interest in a boyfriend than in the more obscure points of law)
	Had a brief affair with an appellate judge, Joel Thayer, while employed as his clerk

Other facts:

	Jogged and played racquetball to relieve stress
	Put in 15 hours a day at work
	Had a "black thumb" when it came to gardening

Known Associates:

	Joel Thayer, an appellate court judge
	Margo Bell, Harvard Law classmate who replaced her on the Law Review
	James Smith, a schizophrenic law student arrested for stalking and attacking his girlfriend
	Michele Selig, defense attorney
	Ruthie Miller, defense attorney
	EADA Ben Stone, former supervisor
	EADA Jack McCoy, former supervisor and possible lover
	ADA Paul Robinette, former co-worker
	DA Adam Schiff, former employer
	Det. Lennie Briscoe
	Det. Mike Logan
	Det. Rey Curtis

Notable Moments:

Pro Se

(Kincaid, Van Buren, Logan, and Briscoe have just finished trying to interrogate James Smith)

Logan: "So what idiot in the DA's office let this guy out?"

Van Buren: (turns to Kincaid) "Say hello, Counselor."

(Kincaid smiles sickly.)

Cruel and Unusual

House Council