Linda Fairstein
| Linda Fairstein | |
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| Born |
May 5, 1947 Mount Vernon, New York |
| Occupation | Novelist, former Assistant District Attorney of the County of New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1996–present |
| Genre | Crime |
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Linda Fairstein (born May 5, 1947) is an American author and former prosecutor focusing on crimes of violence against women and children. She served as head of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's office from 1976 until 2002 and is the author of a series of novels featuring Manhattan prosecutor Alexandra Cooper.
Fairstein graduated with honors from Vassar College (1969) and the University of Virginia School of Law (1972). She joined the Manhattan District Attorney's office in 1972 as an Assistant District Attorney and was promoted to the head of the sex crimes unit in 1976. During her tenure, she prosecuted the controversial and highly publicized cases such as the "Preppy Murder case" against Robert Chambers in 1986, and the 1998 People v. Jovanovic cases. Fairstein, as head of Sex Crimes, oversaw the wrongful prosecution of The "Central Park Jogger" case in 1990 which was prosecuted by ADA's Elizabeth Lederer and Tim Clements. The convictions in the case were later vacated. Fairstein left the District Attorney's office in 2002, and has continued to consult, write, lecture and serve as a sex crimes expert for a wide variety of print and television media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC and Larry King, among others. Fairstein has consulted for a number of media outlets during a number of high-profile prosecutions, including Michael Jackson's molestation charges in 2004,Kobe Bryant's sexual assault charges, and Scott Peterson's trial. She was the founder of the Domestic Violence Committee of the New York Women's Agenda. She is a frequent speaker on issues surrounding domestic abuse.
Personal life
Fairstein was married to lawyer Justin Feldman from 1987 until his death in 2011 at the age of 92. In September 2014 she married her long-time friend Michael Goldberg, another lawyer, at their home in Martha's Vineyard.
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