Janet M. Albertson

Background

Albertson was born in 1962. Her professional career developed in New York, where she became a member of the bar in 1988 and worked in criminal law and prosecution.

Education

Albertson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. Founded in 1820, Indiana University developed into a major public research university with campuses and programs serving students throughout Indiana.

She later received a Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law in New York. The law school, established in 1925, is part of a Catholic university whose legal education has included preparation for practice in New York and other jurisdictions.

Career

Albertson was admitted to the bar in 1988 and worked as a lawyer in New York. She served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, prosecuting criminal cases in Suffolk County courts. Court records identify her as counsel for the prosecution in criminal proceedings during the 2000s, including a 2007 Suffolk County suppression proceeding.

By 2006, she was identified as deputy chief of the Suffolk County District Attorney's homicide division. In that capacity, she spoke for the prosecution in a child-death case involving allegations of homicide, drug exposure, and failure to obtain medical care. She also served as an Assistant District Attorney in the prosecution of Daniel Pelosi, a Long Island murder case that attracted substantial media attention.

Later legal-directory records place Albertson in private practice in Center Moriches, New York, with offices on Main Street.

Achievements

• Albertson handled criminal prosecutions for Suffolk County and represented the prosecution in significant Long Island criminal proceedings, including homicide-related litigation and the Daniel Pelosi case.

References

• People v. Macfarlane, Suffolk County County Court memorandum decision Identifies Janet Albertson as the Assistant District Attorney representing the People in a Suffolk County criminal proceeding and documents her participation in a suppression hearing.
  2007
• Pelosi v. Spota, United States District Court memorandum and order Identifies Albertson as an Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County and describes her role as a defendant in litigation arising from a criminal prosecution.
  2009
• Prosecutor Stuns N.Y. Courtroom Associated Press report describing Albertson's role as an Assistant District Attorney in the Daniel Pelosi murder prosecution.
  2004
• Mom Denies Role in Baby Death News report identifying Albertson as deputy chief of homicide for the Suffolk County District Attorney and quoting her comments concerning a child-death prosecution.
  2006
• Suffolk County District Attorneys Office attorney directory Provides a professional listing for Janet M. Albertson associated with the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in Riverhead, New York.
  2026