Steve Lungen

Steve Lungen (born circa 1946
In 1989, Lungen ran for re-election against now-Judge Frank Labuda.
In 2003, Lungen co-founded the Sullivan County Drug Treatment Court, where people arrested for drug related offenses get treatment and probation instead of jail sentences.
In Sullivan County, defendants charged with a drug-selling offense were ineligible for drug court.<ref namerecord-2006/> Two exceptions were made for 17-year-olds with drug addictions.<ref namerecord-2006/>
When announcing his retirement, Lungen did not foreclose working in the public arena, saying that he loves work and may seek a judgeship or enter private practice.<ref nameRecord-retirement/> At the same time, he said he was endorsing then Assistant District Attorney, Jim Farrell, to take over his position.<ref nameRecord-retirement/>
Lungen was reputed to be an aggressive district attorney.<ref nameRecord-1989/> Police officers would attempt to apprehend suspects over the Sullivan County border so that they be prosecuted by Lungen.<ref nameRecord-1989/>

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