DA Nora Lewin

Full Name & Title:

District Attorney Nora Lewin

Played by:

Dianne Wiest

FILE STATUS: Closed - impermanent As of 5/22/2002

Left the DA's office at the end of her appointed term as Interim District Attorney for unknown reasons, possibly due to losing the election.

Social Interests:

Disagrees with the death penalty

Not a big fan of giant corporations

Prior Bad Acts:

Worked with Mayor Giuliani on several Organized Crime cases

Taught legal ethics for 21 years

Practiced law for 9 years

Known Associates:

Mayor Rudy Giuliani

Jack McCoy, Manhattan EADA

Adam Schiff, former Manhattan District Attorney

Notable Moments:

Endurance

McCoy: "Given her state of mind and the extenuating circumstances, I don't think what she did warrants a conviction for manslaughter."
Lewin: " What do you think... Marshall of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?"

DR 1-102

Lewin: "A liable admission is still a lie."

Southerlyn (looking rather sheepish): "I forgot you were an ethics professor."

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