Connie Rubirosa
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| Law & Order character | |
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| Connie Rubirosa | |
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| Time on show | 2006—present |
| Preceded by | Alexandra Borgia |
| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
| First appearance | "Fame" |
| Portrayed by | Alana de la Garza |
Consuela "Connie" Rubirosa is a fictional character, portrayed by Alana de la Garza, who joined the cast of long-running NBC drama series Law & Order during the 17th season premiere episode "Fame."
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[edit] Character overview
[edit] Career history
Rubirosa is a Manhattan Assistant District Attorney and is the successor of Alexandra Borgia, who was murdered (L&O: "Invaders"). Originally, she worked for District Attorney Arthur Branch, and aided Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy. Rubirosa's legal and political philosophy is being revealed as her character develops.
With the promotion of McCoy to District Attorney (as of the eighteenth season), Rubirosa works alongside Michael Cutter. During the early months of this transition, she was sometimes made to be the unwilling mediator/middleman when her two superiors have disagreements regarding law.
[edit] Family
She has stated that her father, a doctor, was a Spanish immigrant, whose medical degree was not recognized in the United States. This was mentioned in the episode "Melting Pot" as she dealt with an illegal immigrant worker and defendant. Later in the case, she passionately opposed a legal strategy proposed by McCoy. This strategy, if employed, would have detrimentally affected other Illegal immigrants who work for a contractor but were not part of the crime.
She has also told McCoy that her sister is in an abusive relationship, a situation McCoy can relate with.
[edit] Personality
As demonstrated in "Corner Office", Rubirosa is a strong advocate of women's rights.
In "Charity Case", Rubirosa reveals that she has a strong maternal instinct. She has always wanted to have a child, but is appalled at the casual treatment of children as "fashion" by affluent celebrities of the 2000s.
Connie is briefly bothered by her experiences during "Tango". Cutter recommends that she do much of the cross examination during the case. Connie does so and receives flattering comments from a juror after work. Shocked, she quickly insists that such communication is inappropriate and must stop. When she learns that Cutter was well aware of the juror's feelings before her, Connie holds some hostility toward him for the remainder of the episode.
In the episode "Strike," legal aid is on strike and Connie is forced to become the defendant's defense attorney. She proves quite capable, and shows her clear belief in "zealously representing [her] client". Besides being Cutter's opponent throughout the trial, she antagonizes Detective Kevin Bernard in court and denounces his actions. She even uses dubious means to suppress incriminating evidence, though it is discovered by Cutter nonetheless. Later, she comes to believe her client is guilty. Although she agonized about violating attorney-client privilege prior, she decides to give him an ultimatum: take a plea bargain or risk an unfavorable jury verdict. The choice was also influenced by what Connie saw as repeated dishonesty on his part, and Connie ultimately comments to McCoy that she hoped her action was fair.
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