Richard Kuh

Infobox_Politician (general)


name = Richard H. Kuh
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birth_date = birth date and age | 1921 | 04 | 27
birth_place = New York, New York
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alma_mater = Harvard University
title = District Attorney of New York County
term_start = 1973
term_end = 1975
predecessor = Frank Hogan
successor = Robert M. Morgenthau
constituency = New York County, New York
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Richard H. Kuh (born April 27, 1921 in New York, New York) is currently a partner at the law firm of Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh, LLP. He was formerly the District Attorney of New York County.

Education

Kuh received a Bachelor of Arts, Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1941, and his Juris Doctor degree from the Harvard University with magna cum laude distinction in 1948. At Harvard, Kuh was also on the Board of Editors for the Harvard Law Review.

New York County District Attorney's Office

As a New York County Assistant District Attorney, Kuh served as Administrative Assistant to District Attorney Frank S. Hogan and Chief of the Criminal Courts Bureau. Kuh was the prosecutor who won the controversial conviction of Lenny Bruce on obscenity charges. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E4D91730F932A25752C0A9629C8B63 FOLLOWING UP - New York Times ] ]

In 1974, Kuh succeeded Hogan as District Attorney of New York County after Hogan resigned on December 26, 1973. However, Kuh was then later defeated by Robert M. Morgenthau in a special election. [ [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/politics/newyork/features/9546/index2.html Robert Morgenthau - Manhattan DA ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.lawyers.com/New-York/New-York/Richard-H.-Kuh-510732-a.html? Lawyers.com - Richard H. Kuh]
* [http://www.wbcsk.com/Kuh.php Richard H. Kuh: Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh]