Edwin Torres (judge)

Edwin Torres (judge)

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Judge Edwin Torres (born 1931) is a New York state supreme court judge and author.

Early years

Both of Torres' parents emigrated from Puerto Rico and settled in the barrio in Manhattan's Spanish Harlem where Torres was born. Growing up in poverty, Torres graduated from Stuyvesant High School.cite news |url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n48/ProfTorres-en.html |title=Puerto Rico Profile: Judge Edwin Torres |date=2000-12-01 |publisher=Puerto Rico Herald |accessdate=2007-11-02] From there he attended City College of the City University of New York, followed by the Brooklyn Law School. In 1958, Torres was admitted to the New York State Bar. In 1959, as an assistant district attorney, Torres participated in the prosecution of the infamous Sal "the Capeman" Agron. Shortly thereafter he became a criminal defense attorney. [http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n48/ProfTorres-en.shtml PUERTO RICO HERALD Puerto Rico Profile: Judge Edwin Torres] ]

In 1977, Torres was appointed to the New York State Criminal Court. In 1980 he was elected to the State Supreme Court, where he is a justice representing the Twelfth Judicial District in New York City. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over felony cases, and Judge Torres has presided over a number of high-profile murder cases. [http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n48/ProfTorres-en.shtml PUERTO RICO HERALD Puerto Rico Profile: Judge Edwin Torres] ]

Writer of fiction

Torres has used his insight into the criminal underworld to become a writer of crime fiction. He wrote Carlito's Way in 1975 and its sequel After Hours in 1979; both novels follow the exploits of Carlito Brigante, a fictional Puerto Rican drug kingpin and hustler who ends up doing time in Sing-Sing and struggles to go "straight" after his release. Another novel, "Q & A" (1977), portrays the investigation of a decorated New York City police lieutenant suspected of corruption. cite news
last = Gilchrist
first = Todd
title = Edwin Torres: IGN DVD speaks to the scribe responsible for "Carlito's Way" and its prequel, "Rise to Power".
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date = 2005-09-23
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accessdate = 2008-01-28
]

Film adaptations

A film adaptation of "Q & A" was released in 1990 starring Nick Nolte and Armand Assante. "After Hours" was filmed in 1993, but used the title "Carlito's Way" to avoid being confused with Martin Scorsese's 1985 film "After Hours". The film starred Al Pacino and Sean Penn, under the direction of Brian DePalma. The novel "Carlito's Way" was filmed in 2005 and released under the title "". [http://dvd.ign.com/articles/653/653491p1.html Edwin Torres IGN DVD speaks to the scribe responsible for Carlito's Way and its prequel, Rise to Power.] ]

Edwin Torres continues to work as both a judge and writer. His "Q & A" and "After Hours" novels are currently out of print, though "Carlito's Way" has recently been reprinted as a movie tie-in with "". [http://dvd.ign.com/articles/653/653491p1.html Edwin Torres IGN DVD speaks to the scribe responsible for Carlito's Way and its prequel, Rise to Power.] ]

ee also

*List of Puerto Rican writers
*List of famous Puerto Ricans
*Puerto Rican literature

References

External links

* [http://dvd.ign.com/articles/653/653491p1.html Edwin Torres IGN DVD speaks to the scribe responsible for Carlito's Way and its prequel, Rise to Power.]
* [http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n48/ProfTorres-en.shtml PUERTO RICO HERALD Puerto Rico Profile: Judge Edwin Torres]


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