DA Candidate Anne Swern touts her work with problem-solving courts
Treatment courts have gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but Brooklyn was an early pioneer and one candidate for district attorney in the borough is highlighting her record with those courts as a major part of her campaign.
“I helped to create the treatment courts, I supervised them and created the policies,” Anne Swern said proudly. “Justice and safety are top concerns for any DA and that having as many arrows in the quiver to be able to offer as many alternatives to traditional prosecution creates a better opportunity for justice and safety for victims.”
Swern, who was born in Brooklyn, raised in Long Island and moved back to the borough for good to attend Brooklyn Law School (BLS), is just one of seven candidates expected to compete for the Brooklyn DA seat during the September primaries. Many of those candidates are former assistant DAs with similar backgrounds. However, she said that the only reason she’s running is because she feels her experience with the treatment courts and her two years with the Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) sets her apart.