<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Paul Robinette </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Jamie Ross </Td> </Tr> <P> Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid is a fictional character on the television series Law & Order, played by Jill Hennessy from 1993 to 1996 . She appeared in 69 episodes (68 of Law & Order, and the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "For God and Country"). </P> <P> Kincaid is introduced in the episode "Sweeps" as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan DA's office . She is portrayed as an idealistic, outspoken feminist and agnostic who becomes increasingly disillusioned with her job . She is vocally pro-choice, opposes the death penalty, and has ambivalent feelings about drug prohibition . These political views often come into conflict with the realities of the legal system . She graduated from Harvard Law School, where her stepfather Mac Geller (played by Len Cariou) had been one of her professors . </P>

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