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Jan 31, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 83 years old
Lawyer, district attorney
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About Lynne Abraham
- Lynne Marsha Abraham (born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney who served as the District Attorney of the City of Philadelphia from May 1991 to January 2010.
- She was the first woman to serve as Philadelphia's district attorney.
- Abraham won election to that position four times.
- As district attorney, she oversaw the largest such office in Pennsylvania.
- The office prosecutes approximately 75,000 cases every year and is the largest appellate litigator in the Commonwealth.
- Abraham oversaw a professional staff of 300 assistant district attorneys and 275 support staff.
- She is also listed as one of the United States deadliest prosecutors, and was known for seeking and obtaining the death penalty frequently.
- She ran for Mayor of Philadelphia in the 2015 election.
