Interim DA Nora Lewin is a fictional character portrayed by Dianne Wiest in the TV series Law & Order.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Endurance (season 11), they were 52 years old.
They appear in 48 episodes out of a total of 501 aired so far and have accumulated 61 positive votes.
Episodes48
Endurance
episode S11.E1 october 2000A frustrated, over-stressed mother is charged with murder after starting a fire that killed her disabled son, but the case weighs heavy on Jack McCoy's conscience. Nora Lewin is introduced as DA Adam Schiff's replacement.
Turnstile Justice
episode S11.E2 october 2000After a homeless man is accused of killing a woman at a subway station, McCoy learns that a health care provider may not have provided him with appropriate medical attention in order to save money.
Dissonance
episode S11.E3 november 2000Detectives discover that a murdered concert violinist was having an affair with her orchestra conductor.
Standoff
episode S11.E4 november 2000A corrections officer may have deliberately set up a confrontation in prison that resulted in the death of an inmate who raped his colleague and girlfriend.
Return
episode S11.E5 november 2000When a suspected murderer tries to seek shelter in Israel, the DA's office faces the difficult task of extraditing and trying him in New York while also satisfying the Jewish community.
Burn Baby Burn
episode S11.E6 november 2000A community activist who was formerly a Black Panther is accused of killing a police officer. He claims self-defense because of the history of police violence against African-Americans.
Amends
episode S11.E7 november 2000A 1981 murder case is reopened. An ambassador's son is charged, but key evidence has disappeared. Further investigation reveals that the evidence may not have disappeared by accident.
Thin Ice
episode S11.E8 december 2000A father confesses to killing his son's hockey coach over playing time. His defense is that he should not be considered responsible for his actions because he suffers from a mental defect known as "sports rage."
Hubris
episode S11.E9 january 2001A charming conman acts as his own defense attorney during his murder trial. During the trial, he deliberately tries to taint the jury by flirting with the forewoman.
Whose Monkey Is It Anyway?
episode S11.E10 january 2001An AIDS researcher is killed by a monkey released in a lab by animal rights activists. The subsequent trial turns into a test case on the ethics of using animals as test subjects.
Sunday in the Park with Jorge
episode S11.E11 january 2001A dead woman is found in Central Park after a Puerto Rican Day parade. Was the death the result of the actions of a violent Hispanic mob that was harassing women at the parade?
Teenage Wasteland
episode S11.E12 february 2001The murder of a man delivering Chinese food is linked to five bored teens who ordered the food without intending to pay for it.
Phobia
episode S11.E13 february 2001Did a baby's biological father kill one of the baby's adoptive parents in order to get him back, or because of his outrage that the child was adopted by a homosexual couple?
A Losing Season
episode S11.E14 february 2001A convicted drug dealer is accused of killing a pregnant loan officer, but it turns out to be part of a larger plot involving a professional basketball player who may be the baby's father.
Swept Away - A Very Special Episode
episode S11.E15 february 2001A reality show cast member kills one of his castmates during a heated argument. But was the confrontation staged, and who is ultimately responsible?
Bronx Cheer
episode S11.E16 march 2001The Manhattan DA's office tries a drug dealer for a murder that took place in the Bronx two years previously. Another man had been convicted of the crime by the Bronx DA's office and has been serving time.
Ego
episode S11.E17 march 2001Detectives discover that an Assistant Attorney General was having an affair with a murdered investigator in his office, and that he had made threatening statements about her to his psychiatrist.
White Lie
episode S11.E18 april 2001A drug dealer's murder leads detectives to a military officer's wife who was smuggling cocaine from Colombia.
Whiplash
episode S11.E19 april 2001Two personal injury attorneys go on trial, accused of masterminding an insurance fraud scam involving staged rear-end automobile accidents.
All My Children
episode S11.E20 may 2001A young man's murder appears to be connected to a paternity test and extortion attempt involving the victim's wealthy father.
Brother's Keeper
episode S11.E21 may 2001Briscoe and Green are suspicious of two FBI agents who provide an alibi for an Irish mobster suspected of murder. The case is further complicated by the murder of a witness and the emergence of the mobster's lookalike brother.
School Daze
episode S11.E22 may 2001Jack goes head-to-head with his former assistant, Jamie Ross, as he prosecutes the gunman in a high-school mass shooting.
Judge Dread
episode S11.E23 may 2001An accountant goes on trial after being charged with ordering a hit on the hard-as-nails judge who imposed an unusually harsh prison sentence on the accountant just to send a message.
Deep Vote
episode S11.E24 may 2001Jack tries to prove that a state senator and a mobster conspired to kill a journalist investigating voting irregularities. But connecting the dots is difficult without cooperation from the journalist's confidential source.
Who Let the Dogs Out?
episode S12.E1 september 2001A jogger is mauled to death by a pit bull, and detectives discover that the dog's original owner may have tortured it and trained it to be a killer.
Armed Forces
episode S12.E2 october 2001A murdered shoe-shine man turns out to be a veteran who was trying to return the Bronze Star he received during the Vietnam War.
For Love or Money
episode S12.E3 october 2001A career criminal is murdered, and the investigation leads detectives to a manipulative widow who may have hired the victim to murder her husband.
Soldier of Fortune
episode S12.E4 october 2001A diamond broker's death may have happened because he was on the verge of exposing a powerful Swiss diamond concern's connection to "blood diamonds" mined in Sierra Leone.
Possession
episode S12.E5 october 2001A pair of feuding siblings who share ownership of a building are suspects in the murder of a tenant who may have been keeping them from selling the building for millions of dollars.
Formerly Famous
episode S12.E6 november 2001Briscoe and Green suspect that a washed-up former Vegas lounge singer may be connected to his wife's murder. But they also discover that his wife had a history as a con artist.
Myth of Fingerprints
episode S12.E7 november 2001A fingerprint analyst's error put an innocent man in prison. Detectives discover that this may not have been the only error she has made in favor of prosecutors.
The Fire This Time
episode S12.E8 november 2001A schoolteacher dies in a building fire. The fire is linked to a group of young radical environmentalists. McCoy tries to go after the man who influenced them.
3 Dawg Night
episode S12.E9 november 2001A hip-hop star goes on trial for the murder of a nightclub patron who accused him of being a sellout.
Prejudice
episode S12.E10 december 2001The DA's office charges a racist who killed an African-American CEO over a taxicab with a hate crime. The defense responds by arguing that racism is a mental defect.
The Collar
episode S12.E11 january 2002A priest is murdered in his confessional, but another priest was the actual target. However, the targeted priest refuses to cooperate with the investigation, claiming that his communication with the killer is privileged.
Undercovered
episode S12.E12 january 2002An insurance company employee is killed because he was on a committee that rejected coverage of an expensive but effective drug for a young girl suffering from leukemia.
DR 1-102
episode S12.E13 january 2002Serena is asked as a lawyer to help resolve a hostage situation. But her actions threaten to get her disbarred because she didn't disclose to the captor that she works as a prosecutor and wasn't his personal counsel.
Missing
episode S12.E14 february 2002A former aide for a state senator disappears and later turns up dead. The investigation uncovers the aide's affair with a powerful state official and her being pregnant.
Access Nation
episode S12.E15 february 2002McCoy takes on a cyber investigating company after information it sells to a convicted rapist is used in the murder of his therapist.
Born Again
episode S12.E16 march 2002A therapist is charged with murder after an 11-year-old girl dies during a "rebirthing" procedure.
Girl Most Likely
episode S12.E17 march 2002Was a high school girl killed because she was going to report a sexual assault by two classmates, or because another classmate was afraid that she was going to "out" her?
Equal Rights
episode S12.E18 april 2002The DA's office believes that an abused wife hired her brother-in-law to kill her husband. The defense claims that the woman suffers from battered wife syndrome, but was is it a case of self-defense or revenge?
Slaughter
episode S12.E19 april 2002An activist college student is killed for investigating a meat packing plant. McCoy later uncovers a connection between the plant and five E. coli deaths at a fast food chain.
Dazzled
episode S12.E20 april 2002A woman is drugged and falls to her death, and the evidence suggests that her ex-boyfriend and her current husband's ex-wife may have conspired to kill her.
Foul Play
episode S12.E21 may 2002An investigation into the murder of a private investigator leads to the discovery of a Honduran immigrant illegally playing in a New York youth baseball league.
Attorney Client
episode S12.E22 may 2002A sleazy criminal defense attorney is accused of killing his wife and using knowledge he obtained as a lawyer to frame a client. During the trial, he tries to further manipulate the system to avoid a conviction.
Oxymoron
episode S12.E23 may 2002A doctor's murder helps detectives uncover an organized crime attempt to corner the prescription oxycodone market.
Patriot
episode S12.E24 may 2002A Desert Storm veteran who fancies himself a soldier on the War on Terror is charged with murdering an Arab man. The case becomes more complicated when evidence after the fact suggests that the victim may have indeed been a terrorist.
- Endurance
- Turnstile Justice
- Dissonance
- Standoff
- Return
- Burn Baby Burn
- Amends
- Thin Ice
- Hubris
- Whose Monkey Is It Anyway?
- Sunday in the Park with Jorge
- Teenage Wasteland
- Phobia
- A Losing Season
- Swept Away - A Very Special Episode
- Bronx Cheer
- Ego
- White Lie
- Whiplash
- All My Children
- Brother's Keeper
- School Daze
- Judge Dread
- Deep Vote
- Who Let the Dogs Out?
- Armed Forces
- For Love or Money
- Soldier of Fortune
- Possession
- Formerly Famous
- Myth of Fingerprints
- The Fire This Time
- 3 Dawg Night
- Prejudice
- The Collar
- Undercovered
- DR 1-102
- Missing
- Access Nation
- Born Again
- Girl Most Likely
- Equal Rights
- Slaughter
- Dazzled
- Foul Play
- Attorney Client
- Oxymoron
- Patriot
Best moments10
- An accountant goes on trial after being charged with ordering a hit on the hard-as-nails judge who imposed an unusually harsh prison sentence on the accountant just to send a message.
- The murder of a man delivering Chinese food is linked to five bored teens who ordered the food without intending to pay for it.
- The DA's office believes that an abused wife hired her brother-in-law to kill her husband. The defense claims that the woman suffers from battered wife syndrome, but was is it a case of self-defense or revenge?
- A doctor's murder helps detectives uncover an organized crime attempt to corner the prescription oxycodone market.
- After a homeless man is accused of killing a woman at a subway station, McCoy learns that a health care provider may not have provided him with appropriate medical attention in order to save money.
- Detectives discover that a murdered concert violinist was having an affair with her orchestra conductor.
- Two personal injury attorneys go on trial, accused of masterminding an insurance fraud scam involving staged rear-end automobile accidents.
- The Manhattan DA's office tries a drug dealer for a murder that took place in the Bronx two years previously. Another man had been convicted of the crime by the Bronx DA's office and has been serving time.
- A priest is murdered in his confessional, but another priest was the actual target. However, the targeted priest refuses to cooperate with the investigation, claiming that his communication with the killer is privileged.
- When a suspected murderer tries to seek shelter in Israel, the DA's office faces the difficult task of extraditing and trying him in New York while also satisfying the Jewish community.
- Judge Dread
- Teenage Wasteland
- Equal Rights
- Oxymoron
- Turnstile Justice
- Dissonance
- Whiplash
- Bronx Cheer
- The Collar
- Return