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| alma_mater = [[Columbia University]], [[Harvard University]]
| alma_mater = [[Columbia University]]<br > [[Harvard Law School]]
| title = District Attorney of New York County
| title = [[District Attorney of New York County]]
| term_start = February 5, 1974
| term_start = February 5, 1974
| term_end = December 31, 1974
| term_end = December 31, 1974
| predecessor = [[Frank S. Hogan]]
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| successor = [[Robert M. Morgenthau]]
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'''Richard Henry Kuh''' (April 27, 1921 – November 17, 2011) was a partner at the law firm of Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh, LLP. He was [[New York County District Attorney]] in 1974.
'''Richard Henry Kuh''' (April 27, 1921&nbsp;– 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.


== Education ==
== Education ==


Kuh received a [[Bachelor of Arts]], [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from [[Columbia University]] in 1941, and his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[Harvard University]] with magna cum laude distinction in 1948<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/nyregion/richard-h-kuh-former-manhattan-prosecutor-dies-at-90.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries Richard H. Kuh, Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor, Dies at 90]</ref>. At Harvard, Kuh was also on the Board of Editors for the [[Harvard Law Review]]. He served in World War II as a combat infantryman.
Kuh 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.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/nyregion/richard-h-kuh-former-manhattan-prosecutor-dies-at-90.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries Richard H. Kuh, Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor, Dies at 90]</ref> At Harvard, Kuh was also on the Board of Editors for the [[Harvard Law Review]].


== New York County District Attorney's Office ==
== New York County District Attorney's Office ==


As a New York County Assistant D.A., Kuh served as Administrative Assistant to District Attorney [[Frank Hogan|Frank S. Hogan]] and Chief of the Criminal Courts Bureau. Kuh was the prosecutor who won the controversial conviction of [[Lenny Bruce]] on obscenity charges.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E4D91730F932A25752C0A9629C8B63 FOLLOWING UP - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E4D91730F932A25752C0A9629C8B63 | work=The New York Times | first=Joseph P. | last=Fried | title=Following Up | date=January 11, 2004}}</ref>


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 M. Morgenthau]] in the Democratic primary for the special election to fill the vacancy.<ref>[http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/politics/newyork/features/9546/index2.html Robert Morgenthau - Manhattan DA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/politics/newyork/features/9546/index2.html Robert Morgenthau - Manhattan DA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Kuh was DA when [[Philippe Petit]] made his famous tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]] and famously agreed that his punishment should be a free show for children in [[Central Park]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lichtenstein|first=Grace|title=Stuntman, Eluding Guards, Walks a Tightrope Between Trade Center Towers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/08/nyregion/08WTC.html|work=New York Times|date=8 August 1974|access-date=February 10, 2013}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.lawyers.com/New-York/New-York/Richard-H.-Kuh-510732-a.html? Lawyers.com - Richard H. Kuh]
*[http://www.lawyers.com/New-York/New-York/Richard-H.-Kuh-510732-a.html? Lawyers.com - Richard H. Kuh]
*[http://www.wbcsk.com/Kuh.php Richard H. Kuh: Warshaw Burstein Cohen Schlesinger & Kuh]
*[http://www.wbcsk.com/Kuh.php 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)


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Latest revision as of 04:15, 5 July 2023

Richard Kuh
District Attorney of New York County
In office
February 5, 1974 – December 31, 1974
Preceded byFrank Hogan
Succeeded byRobert Morgenthau
Personal details
Born
Richard Henry Kuh

(1921-04-27)April 27, 1921
New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 2011(2011-11-17) (aged 90)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University
Harvard Law School

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.

Education

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Kuh 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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Richard H. Kuh, Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor, Dies at 90
  2. ^ Fried, Joseph P. (January 11, 2004). "Following Up". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Robert Morgenthau - Manhattan DA
  4. ^ Lichtenstein, Grace (8 August 1974). "Stuntman, Eluding Guards, Walks a Tightrope Between Trade Center Towers". New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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