Chief of Hate Crimes Unit, Manhattan DA’s Office
Hannah Yu is the Chief of the Hate Crimes Unit at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. She supervises the investigation and prosecution of all hate crime cases in Manhattan and manages a team comprised of herself, a deputy chief, approximately 20 Assistant District Attorneys, 2 senior investigative analysts, 2 investigators, and a trial preparation assistant. Since joining the Office’s Trial Division, Hannah prosecuted violent felony cases, including homicides, shootings, and robberies, as well as a variety of sex crime and intimate partner violence cases.
Hannah has served as Criminal Court Supervisor, Attorney-in-Charge of the Summer Law Fellowship Program, and is on the permanent hiring board where she interviews and evaluates prospective candidates for ADA positions. Prior to joining the Office, Hannah was an associate in the Litigation Department of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, and a clerk to Judge Brian Cogan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Hannah earned her B.A. from Barnard College and her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in New York.