Click photo to enlarge The Sun-News talks with District
Attorney-elect Mark D Antonio, 55, above, about his plans,
philosophy, personal life and the heated campaign against
outgoing DA Amy Orlando.  LAS CRUCES — Change officially comes
to the district attorney's office this week.  When Mark
D'Antonio, 55, assumes the role of 3rd Judicial District
Attorney at the first of the year, it will be perhaps the most
prominent among several switches in the local legal system.  The
Sun-News recently sat down with D'Antonio, who will be sworn in
Friday, to talk about his plans, philosophy, personal life and
the heated campaign against Amy Orlando, the outgoing DA.  Sun-
News: Since the election, what have you been doing?  Mark
D'Antonio: A key component is the transition, replacing the new
DA for the old DA. That's much more complicated than it appears.
Of course, the outgoing DA had her own policies, her own people,
her own procedures — a lot of which I disagree with and have a
different philosophy. It's a full-time job