# Discuss & Rate Female ADAs from the Jack McCoy Era of the Original "Law & Order" \[spoilers\]

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discuss-rate-female-adas-from-the-jack-mccoy-era-of-the-original-law-order-spoilers/1024903/32 "2025-11-18T00:53:50Z")

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Everybody and their dog was a guest star on L&O at one time or another. That’s not counting SVU and _Criminal Intent_.

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In 2012 I asked:

> [@Ever been cast as a corpse on any "Law & Order" episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-cast-as-a-corpse-on-any-law-order-episode/631829):
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> Idle question: have you or any family member/friend ever had a part as a corpse on any of the Law & Order shows (original, CI, SVU)? Whenever I see that already-dead, non-speaking body at the beginning of just about every episode, I imagine the letter or email home: “Mom! Dad! I got my big break! Watch me next Saturday!” Just curious. Seems like with the number of episodes and the number of Dopers, the odds would favor an affirmative answer. ETA: Oops. I guess this belongs in Cafe Society.

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