Editing Edwin Torres (judge) (section)

==Legal career==
In 1958, Torres was admitted to the New York State Bar. In 1959, as an assistant district attorney, Torres participated in the prosecution of [[Salvador Agron|Sal "the Capeman" Agron]].  Shortly thereafter he became a criminal defense attorney.<ref name="herald" />

In 1977, Torres was appointed to the New York State [[criminal law|Criminal Court]]. In 1980 he was selected to the State Supreme Court, where he served as a justice in the Twelfth Judicial District in New York City. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over felony cases, and Torres presided over a number of high-profile murder cases.<ref name="herald"/>

''[[The New York Times]]'' called Torres “one of the city’s most experienced and sternest judges and a man known for a crackling eloquence both in and out of the courtroom.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Tough Phrases from the Bench |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/30/nyregion/tough-phrases-from-the-bench.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=November 30, 1991}}</ref> A famous exchange  involved his telling a convicted murderer, “Sucker, your parole officer ain’t been born yet.”<ref name="Edwin Torres's Way"/>

In the ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' season 1 episode "Semi-Professional," the Judge Raoul Sabatelli character is said to have been inspired by Judge Torres.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868620/ | title=Edwin Torres| website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=November 2021}}

He retired from the bench in 2008 and since then has served on the [[New York State Athletic Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=David | url=https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/judge-torres-author-of-carlitos-way-chronicles-el-barrio/ |title = Judge, Author of 'Carlito's Way,' Chronicles el Barrio|date = August 20, 2008 |work=New York Times - City Room}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Commissioners |url=https://dos.ny.gov/commissioners |access-date=12 January 2022 |work=New York Department of State}}</ref>