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Mar 24, 2008 · Schiff: "Started with a murder, ends with an execution. You got what you wanted. Take the rest of the week off." McCoy: "It's Friday, Adam." Schiff: "So it is. See you on Monday." Double Down "He confessed to a murder to avoid being prosecuted for a murder. I'm putting this one in my memoirs." Blood [Jack, Jamie, and Adam are discussing the ...
D.A. Adam Schiff: Maybe he knows his life better than you do. Your job is to convict not to rehabilitate. Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone: He's a 14-year-old kid who gave up. D.A. Adam Schiff: So you're doing him a favor. Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone: If he gave up his illusions, right, but he gave up hope and I drove him to that.
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Adam Schiff was the District Attorney (D.A.) for Manhattan from 1990 to 2000. He left his job to work on commemorations for The Holocaust Project in Vienna. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appointed Nora Lewin as an interim replacement.
Schiff's wife dies of complications from a stroke, after he elects to remove her from a ventilator while she is in a vegetative state. (L&O: "Terminal") Their son, Josh, is mentioned in several episodes, as are Josh's own wife and son, but Josh never appeared onscreen.
Schiff is a graduate of Columbia University, where he served on the Law Review.
During the 19th season, Schiff is mentioned to be in Zimbabwe with former President Jimmy Carter.
•Law & Order (10 seasons, 228 episodes):
•Season 1: "Prescription for Death" • "Subterranean Homeboy Blues" • "The Reaper's Helper" • "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die" • "Happily Ever After" • "By Hooker, By Crook" • "Poison Ivy" • "Indifference" • "Prisoner of Love" • "Out of the Half-Light" • "Life Choice" • "A Death in the Family" • "The Violence of Summer" • "The Torrents of Greed (1)" • "The Torrents of Greed (2)" • "Mushrooms" • "The Secret Sharers" • "The Serpent's Tooth" • "The Troubles" • "Sonata for Solo Organ" • "The Blue Wall"
•Season 2: "Confession" • "The Wages of Love" • "Aria" • "Asylum" • "God Bless the Child" • "Misconception" • "In Memory Of..." • "Out of Control" • "Renunciation" • "Heaven" • "His Hour Upon the Stage" • "Star Struck" • "Severance" • "Blood Is Thicker..." • "Trust" • "Vengeance" • "Sisters of Mercy" • "Cradle to Grave" • "The Fertile Fields" • "Intolerance" • "Silence" • "The Working Stiff"
•Season 3: "Skin Deep" • "Conspiracy" • "Forgiveness" • "The Corporate Veil" • "Wedded Bliss" • "Helpless" • "Self Defense" • "Prince of Darkness" • "Point of View" • "Consultation" • "Extended Family" • "Right to Counsel" • "Night and Fog" • "Promises to Keep" • "Mother Love" • "Jurisdiction" • "Conduct Unbecoming" • "Animal Instinct" • "Virus" • "Securitate" • "Manhood" • "Benevolence"
•Season 4: "Sweeps" • "Volunteers" • "Discord" • "Profile" • "Black Tie" • "Pride and Joy" • "Apocrypha" • "American Dream" • "Born Bad" • "The Pursuit of Happiness" • "Golden Years" • "Snatched" • "Breeder" • "Censure" • "Kids" • "Big Bang" • "Mayhem" • "Wager" • "Sanctuary" • "Nurture" • "Doubles" • "Old Friends"
•Season 5: Second Opinion" • "Coma" • "Blue Bamboo" • "Family Values" • "White Rabbit" • "Competence" • "Precious" • "Virtue" • "Scoundrels" • "House Counsel" • "Guardian" • "Progeny" • "Rage" • "Performance" • "Seed" • "Wannabe" • "Act of God" • "Privileged" • "Cruel and Unusual" • "Bad Faith" • "Purple Heart" • "Switch" • "Pride"
Aug 23, 2016 · Steven Hill, the actor who portrayed quick-thinking District Attorney Adam Schiff on “Law & Order,” died on Tuesday at age 94. He starred on the show from 1990 to 2000, and was eve…
Sep 19, 2022 · Adam Schiff was loosely based on Manhattan D.A. Robert Morgenthau. For the first ten seasons of " Law & Order ," Steven Hill portrayed Adam Schiff, District Attorney of New York County. Per CNN ...
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Benson : “Little secret – I can be a little testy when I work with new people.” Cragen: “Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: “The laws for the rich are different.” D.A. Adam Schiff: “Juries love rich defendants; they throw fancy victory parties.” Jess : “I help people achieve their own perception of beauty.
Home. Quotes. Movie/TV. Law and Order Quotes. Adam Schiff: ...after twenty years in this office, you'd think you'd have a sense of reality. Ben Stone: Reality? The reality is that no one is willing to draw a line in the sand. Nobody is willing to say that the law is the law. And if you break it, you will be prosecuted: win, lose or draw.
