Queens County District Attorney

District Attorney of Queens County
Incumbent Melinda Katz since January 1, 2020
Type	District attorney
Member of	District Attorneys Association of the State of New York[1]
Term length	Four years
Formation	February 12, 1796
First holder	Nathaniel Lawrence
Website	www.queensda.org

The District Attorney of Queens County is the elected district attorney for Queens County in New York State, coterminous with the New York City borough of Queens. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws. (Federal law violations in Queens are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York). The current Queens County District Attorney is Melinda Katz, who assumed the duties of the office on January 1, 2020. There was an inauguration on January 6, 2020 at her alma mater, St. Johns University.