13 Facts About Jack McCoy

Jack McCoy is the longest-tenured character on the show, appearing in 19 seasons.

Jack McCoy is introduced as Executive Assistant District Attorney by Adam Schiff in the season five premiere episode "Second Opinion".

Jack McCoy is well-respected in the legal community, once referred to as "the top of the legal food chain" by a rival attorney during a trial.

Jack McCoy says that his determination and unyielding work ethic are a byproduct of having been harshly punished by his father for losing at anything.

Jack McCoy revealed that his father was a racist who once hit him for dating a Polish girl.

Jack McCoy disliked his father, calling him a "son-of-a-bitch"; however, he admits he could have easily become like him.

Jack McCoy attended University of Chicago and New York University School of Law.

Jack McCoy has been divorced twice and has an adult daughter, Rebecca, with first ex-wife Ellen.

Jack McCoy has a nephew, which indicates that he has at least one sibling.

Jack McCoy has a reputation for having romantic affairs with his female ADAs.

The ADAs with whom Jack McCoy had affairs included Sally Bell, who later became a defense attorney; Diana Hawthorne ; and Claire Kincaid.

Jack McCoy had a romantic relationship with his frequent courtroom adversary, defense attorney Vanessa Galiano.

Jack McCoy was raised Catholic, but describes himself as a "lapsed Catholic".