In one of the first high-profile endorsements for candidates seeking to succeed Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, who is not seeking re-election this year, former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has put his support behind City Councilman Rory Lancman.

Lancman is part of growing field of candidates running in what is shaping up to be a change election for the Queens District Attorney’s Office, which has been under Brown’s leadership since 1991: each has pledged to bring some measure of progressive reform to the office, such as eliminating cash bail and taking a lighter approach to low-level offenses.