Richard Henry Kuh (April 27, 1921 – November 17, 2011) was a partner at the law firm of Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh, LLP. He served as New York County District Attorney from February to December, 1974.
As a New York County Assistant D.A., Kuh served as Administrative Assistant to District Attorney Frank Hogan and Chief of the Criminal Courts Bureau. Kuh was the prosecutor who won the controversial conviction of Lenny Bruce on obscenity charges.[2]
In 1974, Kuh succeeded Hogan as District Attorney of New York County after Hogan suffered a stroke and resigned. In September 1974, Kuh was defeated by Robert Morgenthau in the Democratic primary for the special election to fill the vacancy.[3] Kuh was DA when Philippe Petit made his famous tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and famously agreed that his punishment should be a free show for children in Central Park.[4]
Referencesedit
^Richard H. Kuh, Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor, Dies at 90
^Fried, Joseph P. (January 11, 2004). "Following Up". The New York Times.
^Lichtenstein, Grace (8 August 1974). "Stuntman, Eluding Guards, Walks a Tightrope Between Trade Center Towers". New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
External linksedit
Lawyers.com - Richard H. Kuh
Richard H. Kuh: Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh
Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. Skover, The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall & Rise of an American Icon (cloth: 2002) (digital: 2012)
richard, richard, henry, april, 1921, november, 2011, partner, firm, warshaw, burstein, cohen, schlesinger, served, york, county, district, attorney, from, february, december, 1974, district, attorney, york, countyin, office, february, 1974, december, 1974prec. Richard Henry Kuh April 27 1921 November 17 2011 was a partner at the law firm of Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger amp Kuh LLP He served as New York County District Attorney from February to December 1974 Richard KuhDistrict Attorney of New York CountyIn office February 5 1974 December 31 1974Preceded byFrank HoganSucceeded byRobert MorgenthauPersonal detailsBornRichard Henry Kuh 1921 04 27 April 27 1921New York City U S DiedNovember 17 2011 2011 11 17 aged 90 New York City U S Alma materColumbia University Harvard Law School Contents 1 Education 2 New York County District Attorney s Office 3 References 4 External linksEducation editKuh received a Bachelor of Arts Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1941 and his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School with magna cum laude distinction in 1948 1 At Harvard Kuh was also on the Board of Editors for the Harvard Law Review New York County District Attorney s Office editAs a New York County Assistant D A Kuh served as Administrative Assistant to District Attorney Frank Hogan and Chief of the Criminal Courts Bureau Kuh was the prosecutor who won the controversial conviction of Lenny Bruce on obscenity charges 2 In 1974 Kuh succeeded Hogan as District Attorney of New York County after Hogan suffered a stroke and resigned In September 1974 Kuh was defeated by Robert Morgenthau in the Democratic primary for the special election to fill the vacancy 3 Kuh was DA when Philippe Petit made his famous tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and famously agreed that his punishment should be a free show for children in Central Park 4 References edit Richard H Kuh Ex Manhattan Prosecutor Dies at 90 Fried Joseph P January 11 2004 Following Up The New York Times Robert Morgenthau Manhattan DA Lichtenstein Grace 8 August 1974 Stuntman Eluding Guards Walks a Tightrope Between Trade Center Towers New York Times Retrieved February 10 2013 External links editLawyers com Richard H Kuh Richard H Kuh Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger amp Kuh Ronald K L Collins and David M Skover The Trials of Lenny Bruce The Fall amp Rise of an American Icon cloth 2002 digital 2012 Legal offices Preceded byFrank Hogan New York County District Attorney1974 Succeeded byRobert M Morgenthau nbsp nbsp This American law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Kuh amp oldid 1163481263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
