At our March 23rd Sunday Platform we were honored to be joined by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who sat down with Leader Dr. Richard Koral for a conversation about his experience serving as DA and the ethical considerations and complexities of the role.

About Alvin Bragg

Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. is the 37th District Attorney elected in Manhattan. A son of Harlem who has served as both a state and federal prosecutor, Mr. Bragg has spent more than two decades fighting for safer communities and a fairer criminal justice system.

Mr. Bragg restructured the Manhattan DA’s Office to focus more resources on prosecuting serious violent crimes, meeting the needs of survivors, reducing recidivism by addressing underlying causes of criminal behavior, protecting everyday New Yorkers from abuses by the powerful, and vacating wrongful convictions. Mr. Bragg also directly oversees the Police Accountability Unit.

Prior to his election as DA, Mr. Bragg served as an Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General at the New York State Attorney General’s Office and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In these roles, Mr. Bragg handled a wide array of criminal cases, including armed robbery, assault, gun possession, witness tampering, narcotics and gun trafficking, wage and hour violations, public corruption, money laundering, and antitrust violations.

Mr. Bragg earned his A.B. from Harvard University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, clerked for Hon. Robert P. Patterson, Jr. in the Southern District of New York.