Mimi Rocah

former district attorney of Westchester County, New York

Miriam E. Rocah is a former district attorney of Westchester County, New York, and former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, where she also served as chief of the Westchester Division. 


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Mimi Rocah

1w ago
Opinion

Only one party benefits from the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files

The federal agency charged with serving the American people and victims of crime should not be playing defense for the president.

4mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s DOJ shoved Epstein’s survivors too many times — and they have had enough

“We are here today, and we are speaking, and we are not going to stop speaking,” said one survivor.

6mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Why hundreds of lawyers are banding together against Emil Bove’s judicial nomination

The nominee for a lifetime federal judgeship has demonstrated a total disregard for the high ethical standards to which most federal prosecutors hold themselves.

7mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

The danger in focusing on this detail about the Jewish museum shooting victims

As the press first reported this tragedy, they did little to challenge the political framing established by the suspect.

9mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Why dismissing the charges against Eric Adams is actually a win for the rule of law

Judge Dale E. Ho excoriated the Trump Justice Department’s arguments — and vindicated the prosecutors who refused to play along.

11mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

These prosecutors just created a new blueprint for standing up to Trump

The Trump administration ordered the prosecution of New York Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped, so several assistant U.S. attorneys simply quit.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Don’t let the painful testimonies of Oct. 7 hostages be diminished or distorted

Holocaust Remembrance Day is an opportunity to confront dangerous conspiracies and denialism we’ve seen swarming around the Oct. 7 kidnappings.

3years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Rep. Tim Burchett thinks there’s no way to prevent mass shootings. He’s just wrong.

As prosecutors, we know there are practical, commonsense legislative solutions that have saved lives — especially red flag laws. 

5years ago
Know Your Value

In honoring RBG’s legacy, ‘we must step out of our comfort zones and into rooms where we may not be welcome’

Mimi Rocah, former federal prosecutor, reflects on Justice Ginsburg’s passing and her impact on women in law.