The Hon. Anthony Scarpino, Jr., Westchester County’s former District Attorney,  is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department.

Born and raised in Mount Vernon, NY Judge Scarpino attended Mount Vernon High School and graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from Syracuse University College of Law where he was selected the Dean’s Outstanding Student, was President of the Law Student Senate, and was elected to Who’s Who among students in American Universities and Colleges.

Judge Scarpino started his career as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Mount Vernon. In 1977, he became a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. At the age of thirty-two, he became the youngest Judge in Mount Vernon’s history, appointed by the late Mayer Thomas E. Sharpe. He was elected City Judge in 1985. Judge Scarpino became Senior City Judge in 1986 and in 1988 he was elected Westchester County Judge. He was appointed Acting Supreme Court Justice and was assigned to expand the Special Narcotics Part in the Westchester County Courthouse. In 1993, Judge Scarpino was elected to the New York State Supreme Court for the Ninth Judicial District, covering Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam and Orange counties. He was first assigned to Rockland County and Westchester County to handle Civil parts. Then, in 1998, he was assigned to the Special Matrimonial Part and in 1999 was reassigned to handle criminal and civil cases.

In 2000, he was elected Westchester County Surrogate, and in 2006 he was appointed Supervising Judge of the Matrimonial Part of Westchester County.

In 2016, Judge Scarpino was elected District Attorney of Westchester County, supervising a staff of over 240 attorneys, investigators, and support staff. As Westchester County D.A., Judge Scarpino enacted sweeping criminal justice reform, including putting in place the Discovery statute, ending cash-bail and pre-trial detention for non-qualifying cases, and “Raising the Age” for teen offenders. In 2021, Judge Scarpino joined Dorf Nelson & Zauderer.

Judge Scarpino had a 20-year career as an adjunct professor at Long Island University, Mercy, College, Iona College, Westchester Community College and Pace Law School where he mentored hundreds of students and interns.