Executive Assistant District Attorney for Special Victims & Pathways to Justice
Victoria Levin
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Serving as a prosecutor at RCDA since 2009, Levin has successfully prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases focusing on domestic violence, child sexual abuse and homicides, with particular expertise in cases involving serious mental illness.
As RCDA’s Executive ADA for Special Victims & Pathways to Justice, Levin oversees the prosecutions of cases handled by the Special Victims Bureau, Domestic Violence Bureau, Victim Advocacy Unit, Alternatives to Incarceration Unit and Immigration Affairs Unit. During her sixteen-year tenure with RCDA, Levin has held numerous other key positions, including Deputy Bureau Chief for the Criminal Court Bureau, Unit Chief for the Juvenile Justice Unit, Deputy Bureau Chief for the Domestic Violence Bureau, and Division Chief for the Domestic Violence Bureau, before joining the RCDA Executive Team in 2025. Levin has a depth of legal knowledge and felony prosecution expertise related to child abuse, sexual abuse, and homicides, which not only guides her in the courtroom and on prosecutorial efforts, but provides instrumental proficiency to advise the District Attorney on programs targeting diversion and alternatives to incarceration for those involved in the criminal justice system.
In addition to supervisorial and prosecutorial responsibilities, Levin serves as a representative of RCDA on countless outside agencies, statewide roundtables and task forces related to domestic violence and special victims, including the NYC Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, Community Health Action of Staten Island, NYPD Special Victims Unit, NYPD Sexual Offender Monitoring Unit, NYS Office of Mental Health, Safe Horizon and NYC Administration for Children’s Services. Working closely with partner organizations across the state, Levin has advised countless pieces of legislation involving domestic violence, such as the NYS Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, NYS Strangulation Best Practices, NYS Domestic Violence Fatality Review and overall improving trainings for NYPD and RCDA prosecutors. Levin earned her law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2008, where she served as President of the American Constitution Society, a facilitator of the Courtroom Advocates Project under the Legal Association of Women, and was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Products Liability and the Judge Barry Hurowitz Memorial Award for Outstanding Judicial Intern. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Sociology, with Honors Certification in Peace & Justice Studies from Fordham University in 2005.
In addition to supervisorial and prosecutorial responsibilities, Levin serves as a representative of RCDA on countless outside agencies, statewide roundtables and task forces related to domestic violence and special victims, including the NYC Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, Community Health Action of Staten Island, NYPD Special Victims Unit, NYPD Sexual Offender Monitoring Unit, NYS Office of Mental Health, Safe Horizon and NYC Administration for Children’s Services. Working closely with partner organizations across the state, Levin has advised countless pieces of legislation involving domestic violence, such as the NYS Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, NYS Strangulation Best Practices, NYS Domestic Violence Fatality Review and overall improving trainings for NYPD and RCDA prosecutors. Levin earned her law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2008, where she served as President of the American Constitution Society, a facilitator of the Courtroom Advocates Project under the Legal Association of Women, and was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Products Liability and the Judge Barry Hurowitz Memorial Award for Outstanding Judicial Intern. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Sociology, with Honors Certification in Peace & Justice Studies from Fordham University in 2005.







