Antoher Chiefly Departure
Tomorrow marks the last day on the job for 185 th District Court Chief, Kristin Guiney . Kristin, a 9 year veteran of the D.A.'s Office, is yet another tremendous loss for the County. Coming in as a pre -commit during the Summer of 2001, she established herself first as leader within her "starting class", and subsequently as a leader within the Office, as a whole. Managing her duties in the Trial Bureau, Kristin became known as a highly skilled prosecutor in front of juries. She combined the legal knowledge to do research on complex issues without constantly pestering the Appellate Division (something I was very guilty of during my time there), and also maintaining a down-to-Earth and very common-sense approach in trying her cases. She was not only respected by her peers, but also by the "higher ups" in the Office. Kristin was the kind of prosecutor that the Office needed. Not only did she do an outstanding job in the duties assigned to her as a prosecutor,