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2024 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence
2024 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence
Please join fellow members of the law community to recognize the exemplary work of Bridget G. Brennan with the Elisabeth Haub School of Law's distinguished Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence.
Monday, September 23, 2024
6:00 p.m. Reception | 7:00 p.m. Program
Pace University
33 Beekman Street, Bianco Room
New York, NY
Register to Attend
About the 2024 Honoree
Bridget G. Brennan was appointed as New York City’s Special Narcotics in 1998 and is the first woman to hold the position. She oversees a staff of approximately 200 legal and support personnel. The agency has its own budget for operating expenses and receives funding from the city, state, and federal government.
Under Ms. Brennan’s direction, the office has developed innovative strategies to stem the flow of drugs into the city. Under Ms. Brennan’s leadership, the office has developed expertise to meet challenges posed by each new phase of the deadly opioid epidemic. Ms. Brennan established the Heroin Trafficking Interdiction Team (HIT), the Digital Forensics and Litigation Unit, the Criminal and Investigative Analysts Unit, the Prescription Drug Investigation Unit (PDIU), the Narcotics Gang Unit, the Money Laundering and Financial Investigation Unit, the Community Outreach Unit, the Discovery Compliance and Litigation Unit (DLU), and the Post Judgment Litigation Unit.
The office strives to reduce demand for narcotics by raising public awareness and facilitating alternatives to incarceration and drug treatment, and is in regular communication with providers in the fields of education and drug treatment. The office is committed to ensuring that our criminal justice system is fair for all.
Read More about Bridget G. Brennan.
About Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence
The Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence is awarded annually to an individual or a group of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of criminal prosecution and who demonstrate excellence in prosecutorial practice. Past Award Recipients include Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and the Office of the Bronx District Attorney, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, former New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, and Richard A. Brown, the late Queens District Attorney. The award ceremony brings together prosecutors from across the region and state, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, New York City government and the Haub Law community to recognize these distinguished individuals for their exemplary work. Learn more about the Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence.
September 23
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Pace University
33 Beekman Street
Bianco Room
New York, NY
Event Type:
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Global and Civic Engagement
Open to the Public
2024-09-23 18:00:00
2024-09-23 20:00:00
2024 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence
2024 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence
Please join fellow members of the law community to recognize the exemplary work of Bridget G. Brennan with the Elisabeth Haub School of Law's distinguished Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence.
Monday, September 23, 2024
6:00 p.m. Reception | 7:00 p.m. Program
Pace University
33 Beekman Street, Bianco Room
New York, NY
Register to Attend
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About the 2024 Honoree
Bridget G. Brennan was appointed as New York City’s Special Narcotics in 1998 and is the first woman to hold the position. She oversees a staff of approximately 200 legal and support personnel. The agency has its own budget for operating expenses and receives funding from the city, state, and federal government.
Under Ms. Brennan’s direction, the office has developed innovative strategies to stem the flow of drugs into the city. Under Ms. Brennan’s leadership, the office has developed expertise to meet challenges posed by each new phase of the deadly opioid epidemic. Ms. Brennan established the Heroin Trafficking Interdiction Team (HIT), the Digital Forensics and Litigation Unit, the Criminal and Investigative Analysts Unit, the Prescription Drug Investigation Unit (PDIU), the Narcotics Gang Unit, the Money Laundering and Financial Investigation Unit, the Community Outreach Unit, the Discovery Compliance and Litigation Unit (DLU), and the Post Judgment Litigation Unit.
The office strives to reduce demand for narcotics by raising public awareness and facilitating alternatives to incarceration and drug treatment, and is in regular communication with providers in the fields of education and drug treatment. The office is committed to ensuring that our criminal justice system is fair for all.
Read More about Bridget G. Brennan.
About Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence
The Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence is awarded annually to an individual or a group of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of criminal prosecution and who demonstrate excellence in prosecutorial practice. Past Award Recipients include Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and the Office of the Bronx District Attorney, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, former New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, and Richard A. Brown, the late Queens District Attorney. The award ceremony brings together prosecutors from across the region and state, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, New York City government and the Haub Law community to recognize these distinguished individuals for their exemplary work. Learn more about the Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence.
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