Eric Gonzalez introduced as head of Brooklyn DA’s office
The Brooklyn Bar Association (BBA) and the Kings County Criminal Bar Association (KCCBA) hosted a welcoming reception for the new Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez in Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday night. The event gave Gonzalez a chance to formally introduce himself as the DA for the first time since the passing of Ken Thompson.
“We don’t often have this opportunity to see a change in office, but I think it’s important because the role of DA in the County of Kings is a very intense role,” said Hon. Frank Seddio, president of the BBA. “It plays an important part in the criminal justice system. It’s important that we have a fair, solid, common sense person who is of good will as much as he knows the law.”
The event, which was officially called a meet and greet, was mostly informal with members of the two bar associations and the Brooklyn DA’s office getting a chance to know each other better. Presidents Seddio and Michael Farkas, of the BBA and KCCBA respectively, each spoke briefly and then Gonzalez spoke about himself, the late Thompson and his plans for the office.