In March of 2012 Governor Cuomo appointed Mike Green to the position of Executive Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. From this post Green leads the agency responsible for many key parts of the criminal justice system in New York, including the State’s DNA database, Criminal History Repository and Sex Offender Registry. 

Prior to joining DCJS, Green served for 25 years in the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, including eight years as the elected District Attorney.  Mr. Green was named 2009Prosecutor of the Year by the New York Prosecutors Training Institute.  In 2011 the DistrictAttorney’s Association of the State of New York awarded District Attorney Green theirDistinguished Service Award and in 2012 he received the prestigious Hogan award from theassociation recognizing a “lifetime of distinguished and honorable service.”