PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release on September 24, 2007

Contact: William J. Smith (718) 556-7150
William.Smith@rcda.nyc.gov

D.A. DONOVAN SWEARS-IN S.I. NATIVE
ANN D. THOMPSON AS NEWEST PROSECUTOR
***Ann D. Thompson, 35, of Port Richmond, Sworn in as Newest Member of D.A.’s Criminal Court Bureau***

STATEN ISLAND, NY – Richmond County District Attorney Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. today officially introduced Ann D. Thompson, as the newest member of his office’s Criminal Court Bureau as she was sworn-in to her position of Assistant District Attorney in front of a gathering of her family and District Attorney’s office personnel.

“I am delighted to welcome Ann Thompson, a native Staten Islander, to my office as our newest Assistant District Attorney,” stated District Attorney Donovan. “I am confident that her outstanding academic and professional credentials will serve her well as she joins my dedicated team of prosecutors in serving the people of this community.”

A native of the Park Hill section of Staten Island, Ann Thompson attended Staten Island’s public elementary schools and Notre Dame Academy for junior high and high schools. A.D.A. Thompson is joining the D.A.’s office following four years of executive service at Mocha Moms, Inc., a support group for stay at home mothers of color which provides information on child rearing and other family topics. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, she previously served as an associate attorney at two New York City based law firms: Golembock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe as well as Brobeck, Phelger and Harrison LLP.. She also attended foreign studies programs at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and St. Anne’s College, Oxford University.

Assistant District Attorney Thompson stated, “I am honored to be working for and with District Attorney Donovan, who is truly dedicated to running an office that aspires to uphold the highest ideals of justice. I am also honored to be among a select group of talented and gifted Assistant District Attorneys who have proven themselves committed to improving the lives of Staten Islanders. As a Staten Island native, this job is a dream come true.”

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