Robert Joseph McGuire (born December 8, 1936) is an American attorney and business executive who served as New York City Police Commissioner from 1978 to 1983.
[1] His father, James McGuire, was a New York City Police Department officer who served as the deputy chief of the Emergency Service Unit.
[4] Upon his return to the US he joined the firm of Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Rosen, & Ballon and started a program in Harlem that provided legal representation for the poor.
[1] On December 15, 1977, mayor-elect Ed Koch announced that McGuire would serve as New York City Police Commissioner in his administration.
His six year stint as New York City’s Police Commissioner was the longest since Lewis Joseph Valentine's decade in office ended in 1945.
The investigation, led by McGuire, found that Ritter had engaged in sexual and financial misconduct and faulted the board for not exercising proper oversight.