New Jersey Attorney General
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The Attorney General of New Jersey is a member of the executive cabinet of the state. The office is an appointed by the Governor of New Jersey and term limited. Under the provisions of the New Jersey State Constitution, the Attorney General serves a concurrent four-year term to the governor, and cannot be removed from office, except for cause or by impeachment during a term.
It is fourth in the line of succession after the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate. When the first Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey takes office, it will become fifth in line. The Attorney General will also be ineligible to replace a vacated Lieutenant Governor.
[edit] List of office holders
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- 1776-1783: William Paterson[1]
- 1783-1792: Joseph Bloomfield
- 1793-1811: Aaron Woodruff[2]
- 1811-1812:
- 1811-1817: Aaron Woodruff
- 1817-1829: Theodore Frelinghuysen[3]
- 1829-1833: Samuel L. Southard[4]
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- 1857-1861: William L. Dayton[5]
- 1861-1866: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen[6]
- 1867-1869: George M. Robeson[7]
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- 1875-1875: Joel Parker
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- 1877-1897: John P. Stockton[8]
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- 1949-1954: Theodore D. Parsons
- 1954-1958: Grover C. Richman, Jr.
- 1958-1962: David D. Furman
- 1962-1970: Arthur J. Sills
- 1970-1974: George F. Kugler, Jr.
- 1974-1978: William F. Hyland
- 1978-1981: John J. Degnan
- 1981-1982: James R. Zazzali
- 1982-1986: Irwin I. Kimmelman
- 1986-1989: W. Cary Edwards
- 1989-1990: Peter N. Perretti, Jr.
- 1990-1994: Robert Del Tufo
- 1994-1996: Deborah T. Poritz
- 1996-1999: Peter Verniero
- 1999-2002: John Farmer Jr.
- 2002-2003: David Samson
- 2003-2006: Peter C. Harvey was appointed as Acting Attorney General on February 15, 2003, and was confirmed by the Senate as Attorney General on June 16, 2003.
- 2006-2006: Zulima Farber (resigned effective August 31, 2006)
- 2006: Anne Milgram served as Acting Attorney General from September 1, 2006 to September 25, 2006.
- 2006: Stuart Rabner (confirmed on September 25, 2006, and took office on September 26, 2006)
[edit] References
- ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: William Paterson, accessed December 1, 2006
- ^ Political Graveyard: Aaron Dickinson Woodruff, accessed August 27, 2006
- ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: Theodore Frelinghuysen, accessed December 1, 2006
- ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: Samuel Lewis Southard, accessed December 1, 2006
- ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: William L. Dayton, accessed November 11, 2006
- ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, accessed December 1, 2006
- ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: George Maxwell Robeson, accessed December 1, 2006
- ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: John PotterStockton, accessed December 1, 2006
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