The American television police procedural and legal drama Law & Order (1990–2010 and 2022–present) follows the fictional cases of a group of police detectives and prosecutors who represent the public in the criminal justice system. Law & Order is known for its revolving cast, as most of its original stars had left the show within the first five seasons. The progression of the record for longest serving main cast members of the series is: Jerry Orbach as Det. Lennie Briscoe (1992–2004, 274 episodes), S. Epatha Merkerson as Lt. Anita Van Buren (1993–2010, 390 episodes) and Sam Waterston as EADA/DA Jack McCoy (1994–2010 and 2022–2024, 405 episodes).

Characters

Main characters

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Police officers

Sergeants

Senior detectives

Junior detectives

Supervising officers

Prosecutors

Executive Assistant District Attorneys

Assistant District Attorneys

• In the 1997 season 7 episode "We Like Mike", Caleb Duff is listed as Assistant District Attorney beneath Adam Schiff as District Attorney and John J. McCoy as Executive Assistant District Attorney at the New York County District Attorney's Office, though he never appears on screen.

Manhattan District Attorneys

Recurring characters

Medical

NYPD officials

27th Precinct support detectives

Crime Scene Unit Investigators / Crime Lab Technicians

Assistant Medical Examiners

Defense attorneys

Judges

Arraignment Court Judges

Supreme Court Judges

Appellate Court Judges

Guest characters

Defense attorneys

See also

• Law & Order (franchise)

• List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit characters

• List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent characters

• List of Law & Order: LA characters

References