Burton B. Roberts
Burton B. Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Bronx County District Attorney | |
| Preceded by | Isidore Dollinger |
| Succeeded by | Mario Merola |
| Bronx County District Attorney (acting) | |
| In office September 18, 1968 – November 7, 1968 | |
| Bronx County District Attorney | |
| In office November 7, 1968 – December 31, 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burton Bennett Roberts July 25, 1922 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2010 (aged 88) The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | New York University Cornell University |
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Burton Bennett Roberts (July 25, 1922 – October 24, 2010) was an American judge. He served as Bronx district attorney before his election as a judge, later serving as the chief administrative judge for the New York Supreme Court in the Bronx until his retirement in 1998 after 25 years on the bench. His no-nonsense manner as a prosecutor and in court made him the model for the character Myron Kovitsky in the 1987 book The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe.