He spent his undergraduate years at Harvard University, wherein he gained membership to the prestigious Hasty Pudding Club, after which he went to Yale Law School. Darrow famously prosecuted the Phelps-McMurphy case and was subsequently elected District Attorney for Kings County, the Borough of Brooklyn, New York.
During his time at Harvard University, he became associated with an influential group, Hasty Pudding Club, before attending Yale Law School. Darrow's prosecution of the Phelps-McMurphy case brought him widespread attention, and he was later elected as the chief law enforcement officer in Kings County, Brooklyn, New York.