That’s one reason they brought Fred on board in 2002. They thought they could “balance” the presence of the silly ADA played by Elizabeth Roem with a conservative, pro-death penalty DA.
I found our local station reruns the old L & O with Hill, Moriarity, Brooks, etc.. Moriiarity complained the show took the leftist slant when either Dick Wolf or Rene Balcer got involved.
I’m not sure if I agree with that because (apologies for actor names not character names) Sam Waterson is a big Lib as is Stephen Hill. Even Anthony Anderson, Benjamin Bratt and Linus Roache who portray “Conservatives” are caricatures.