"In Nassau County, voters do have a choice. Nicole Aloise, a career prosecutor who has a solid crime fighting record in both Queens and Nassau counties, is the better candidate. A Democrat, Aloise, 42, of Garden City, possesses the energy and drive to fight crime that has gone missing from the office under Republican incumbent Anne T. Donnelly. There is no more troubling indictment of Donnelly's tenure than the unprecedented outflow of talent since she took office."
"More than 90 assistant district attorneys have left for other prosecutorial jobs including ones in Suffolk. Other senior prosecutors with outstanding reputations and credentials were asked by Donnelly to leave. Losing a third of a prosecutorial staff is far beyond the usual rate of attrition. Aloise was one of them. She had moved in 2019 from the DA's office in Queens where she prosecuted major crimes to a similar job in Nassau, but quit in 2023 after a disagreement with Donnelly."
A top-notch district attorney's office must competently and fairly execute its vital role in the administration of justice. Prosecutors oversee investigations, decide what charges to file, negotiate plea bargains, take cases to trial and recommend sentences. The district attorney manages hundreds of assistant district attorneys, investigators and support staff who operate daily within a complex and fraught criminal justice system. Public confidence requires that the district attorney make independent judgments in pursuit of justice. In Suffolk County, incumbent Raymond A. Tierney is running unopposed. In Nassau County, Nicole Aloise is a career prosecutor with experience, while concerns about Anne T. Donnelly focus on large staff departures and strained police relations.
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