Joseph Alexis honored as outstanding ADA by NYC Bar Association
A Brooklyn prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Joseph Alexis, was honored with the Thomas E. Dewey Award by the New York City Bar Association during a ceremony on Tuesday night in Manhattan. The award is given to an outstanding ADA in each of the city’s District Attorney offices.
“I am very pleased to announce that Joseph Alexis is a recipient of the 2016 Thomas E. Dewey Medal,” Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement. “Joe embodies the ideals that Thomas E. Dewey himself valued so highly in a prosecutor — integrity, fearlessness, fairness and excellence.”
Alexis, who has been with the Brooklyn DA’s Office for more than 25 years, handles some of the department’s toughest cases including the successful prosecution of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang for the shooting death of Akai Gurley.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by my peers, the NYC Bar Association and by the Dewey family,” Alexis told the Brooklyn Eagle. “I’m grateful to Eric Gonzalez for nominating me and for many people for giving me the opportunities to perform. This truly is a tremendous honor.”