when did jack mccoy start on law and order
1994
title: Jack McCoy text: Jack McCoy John James McCoy is a fictional character in the television drama "Law & Order". He was created by Michael S. Chernuchin and portrayed by Sam Waterston from 1994 until the end of the series in 2010. He is the second-longest tenured character on the show (16 seasons), after Lt. Anita Van Buren (17 seasons; portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson). He appeared in 368 episodes of "Law & Order", four episodes of "", two episodes of "", two episodes of "", and the made-for-TV movie "". Waterston's performance as McCoy on the New York-based series was so popular that title: Jack McCoy text: "some of the best episodes of the immortal series' 19th season." Tucker elaborates how the character, riding "herd over a couple of stubborn young bucks — assistant DAs Mike Cutter (Linus Roache) and Connie Rubirosa (Alana de la Garza) — McCoy argues, bellows orders, and croaks with outrage when his charges disobey his legal advice." Jack McCoy John James McCoy is a fictional character in the television drama "Law & Order". He was created by Michael S. Chernuchin and portrayed by Sam Waterston from 1994 until the end of the series in 2010. He is the second-longest tenured character on title: Sam Waterston text: series "Amazing Stories" called "Mirror Mirror". In 1994, he appeared as US President William Foster, alongside Forest Whitaker and Dana Delany, in the television film "The Enemy Within", a remake of director John Frankenheimer's Cold War political thriller "Seven Days in May". In 1994, Waterston debuted as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy in the fifth season of the television series "Law & Order". He played the role of McCoy, who would eventually become District Attorney, through the series finale in 2010, and has reprised the role throughout the "Law and Order" franchise. Upon the show's cancellation, Waterston was the title: Jack McCoy text: He has subsequently developed a reputation with both colleagues and rival attorneys, once being referred to as "the top of the legal food chain" by a rival attorney during a trial. Following the 17th season (2006–2007), Jack McCoy was appointed interim district attorney, taking over from Arthur Branch (Fred Thompson). McCoy's appearance on "" on the November 13, 2007, episode "Blinded", marked his first appearance in the "Law & Order" universe as district attorney. The replacement for his former position is Michael Cutter (Linus Roache), a prosecutor with a penchant for recklessness not unlike McCoy's own in his younger days. title: Law & Order (season 18) text: "", returned to "Law & Order" this season as executive producer. In May 2007, cast member Fred Thompson departed the series to return to politics, with reports saying he would seek the Republican nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. His character, District Attorney Arthur Branch, was replaced in that function by Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy, with McCoy being promoted to Branch's vacant seat after serving as Executive Assistant District Attorney since the resignation of his predecessor Benjamin Stone. Since this move required that a new character be added to the series, the writers created the role of EADA Michael