Jack McCoy
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| Jack McCoy | ||
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| Jack McCoy. | ||
| Title District Attorney | ||
| Affiliation Manhattan District Attorney's Office | ||
| Occupation Lawyer | ||
| Current status Alive | ||
| First Appearance L&O: "Second Opinion" | ||
| Played by Sam Waterston |
Jack McCoy is currently the District Attorney for the borough Manhattan. McCoy was previously an Executive Assistant District Attorney.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
From an early age, Jack McCoy knew Order. His father, a first- or second-generation Irish immigrant, was a police officer for 20 years, and this made Order a constant presence in his household. However, the elder McCoy was also abusive, beating both Jack and his mother, secure in the knowledge that his badge would protect him from the consequences. As young Jack grew up, he decided that Order needed a counterbalance. In his teenage years, he rebelled, protesting against Vietnam and Nixon's policies, but did not find much satisfaction in being on the losing side. And then, sometime around 1966, Jack discovered Law, and in its firm but gentle embrace he found comfort.
[edit] College life
To this end, Jack became a lawyer, apparently graduating from New York University in 1970. In 1972, he published a piece in the New York University Law Review defending Catholic priests who refused to be enlisted due to religious objections to the Vietnam War. During that time, he worked for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
[edit] Lawyer life
In 1994, then-Executive ADA Benjamin Stone resigned from his post in the wake of a case in which the main witness had been murdered by the Russian Mafia, and then-DA Adam Schiff appointed McCoy as Stone's successor. When Arthur Branch resigned as the District Attorney, McCoy was appointed to succeed Branch as the District Attorney for the Borough of Manhattan. McCoy appointed ADA Michael Cutter as his successor in the position of EADA.
[edit] Appearances
- Law & Order (First appearance, 14 seasons, 340 episodes) - Sam Waterston
- Homicide: Life on the Street (2 seasons, 2 episodes) - Sam Waterston
- Season 6, 1 episode
- Season 7, 1 episode
- Exiled: A Law & Order Movie - Sam Waterston
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2 seasons, 2 episodes) - Sam Waterston
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (1 season, 2 episodes) - Sam Waterston
- Season 1, 2 episodes
[edit] Trivia
- McCoy currently holds the record for most police officers prosecuted under his tenure.
- Jack was married at one point to a woman named Ellen. They had at least one daughter together, but ended up getting a divorce. That daughter has not yet been seen, but in 2009, McCoy mentioned that she was pregnant. ("Dignity")
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Characters: Kevin Bernard • Anita Van Buren • Cyrus Lupo Characters: Michael Cutter • Jack McCoy • Connie Rubirosa | |
