List of United States Attorneys for the District of New Jersey
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The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey is the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey
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New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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- Richard Stockton (1789 – 1791)
- Abraham OgdenAbraham OgdenAbraham Ogden was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1791 to 1798 and negotiated the Treaty of New York in 1796.-Biography:...
(1791 – 1798) - Lucius Horatio StocktonLucius Horatio Stocktonalign="right"|Lucius Horatio Stockton was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1798 to 1801.-Biography:...
(1798 – 1801) - Frederick FrelinghuysenFrederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804)Frederick Frelinghuysen was an American lawyer, soldier, and senator from New Jersey. A graduate of the College of New Jersey , Frederick went on to become an officer during the American Revolutionary War. In addition, he was and served as a delegate to the Continental Congress...
(1801) - George C. MaxwellGeorge C. MaxwellGeorge Clifford Maxwell was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, father of John Patterson Bryan Maxwell. Maxwell's nephew George M. Robeson was United States Secretary of the Navy and also served in Congress.-Biography:...
(1801 – 1803) - William S. Pennington (1803 – 1804)
- Joseph McIlvaineJoseph McIlvaineJoseph McIlvaine was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1823 until his death.-Early life and career:McIlvaine was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania to Col. Joseph Mcllvaine and Catherine Swan...
(1804 – 1824) - Lucius Q.C. Elmer (1824 – 1829)
- Garret D. WallGarret D. WallGarret Dorset Wall was a military officer and politician from New Jersey.-Biography:Born in Middletown Township, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was licensed as an attorney in 1804 and as a counselor in 1807, and commenced practice in Burlington, New Jersey. He served in the War of...
(1829 – 1835) - James S. GreenJames S. Green (New Jersey lawyer)James Sproat Green was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1835 to 1850. He was the father of New Jersey Governor Robert Stockton Green.-Biography:...
(1835 – 1850) - William HalsteadWilliam HalsteadWilliam Halstead was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives from 1837–1839, and again from 1841 to 1843....
(1850 – 1853) - Garret S. Cannon (1853 – 1861)
- Anthony Q. Keasbey (1861 – 1886)
- Job H. Lippincott (1886 – 1887)
- Samuel F. Bigelow (1887 – 1888)
- George S. Duryee (1888 – 1890)
- Henry S. White (1890 – 1894)
- John W. Beekman (1894 – 1896)
- J. Kearney Rice (1896 – 1900)
- David Ogden WatkinsDavid Ogden WatkinsDavid Ogden Watkins was the acting Governor of New Jersey from 1898 to 1899.-Biography:He studied law and was admitted to practice in New Jersey in 1893...
(1900 – 1903) - Cortlander Parker, Jr. (1903)
- John B. Vreeland (1903 – 1913)
- J. Warren Davis (1913 – 1916)
- Charles Francis LynchCharles Francis LynchCharles Francis Lynch was a United States Attorney and a United States district court judge in New Jersey.-Biography:...
(1916 – 1919) - Joseph L. Bodine (1919 – 1920)
- Elmer H. GeranElmer H. GeranElmer Hendrickson Geran was an American Democratic Party politician who represented from 1925 to 1927.-Biography:...
(1920 – 1922) - Walter G. WinneWalter G. Winnealign="right"|Walter Griffen Winne was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey...
(1922 – 1928) - Phillip FormanPhillip FormanPhillip Forman was an American lawyer and judge.-Early life and career:Forman was born into a Jewish family on November 30, 1895, in New York City. He served in the United States Navy during World War I and received his LL.B...
(1928 – 1932) - Harlan Besson (1932 – 1935)
- John J. Quinn (1935 – 1940)
- William F. SmithWilliam Francis SmithWilliam Francis Smith was an American jurist who served on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit....
(1940 – 1941) - Charles M. Phillips (1941 – 1943)
- Thorn LordThorn LordBalfour Bowen Thorn Lord was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New Jersey.-Biography:Lord was born in 1906 in Plainfield, New Jersey to Carroll P. Lord, a New England cotton merchant, and Frances E. Troy of Asheville, North Carolina. The family moved South two years later...
(1943 – 1945) - Edgar H. RossbachEdgar H. RossbachEdgar Hilary Rossbach was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1945 to 1948.-Biography:...
(1945 – 1948) - Isaiah Matlack (1948)
- Alfred E. Modarelli (1948 – 1951)
- Grover C. Richman, Jr.Grover C. Richman, Jr.Grover C. Richman, Jr. was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1951 to 1953 and New Jersey Attorney General from 1954 to 1958.-Biography:...
(1951 – 1953) - William F. Tompkins (1953 – 1954)
- Raymond Del Tufo, Jr.Raymond Del Tufo, Jr.align="right"|Raymond Del Tufo, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1954 to 1956.-Biography:...
(1954 – 1956) - Herman Scott (1956)
- Chester A. WeidenburnerChester A. Weidenburneralign="right"|Chester A. Weidenburner was an American lawyer and judge who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey and as a Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court.-Biography:...
(1956 – 1961) - David M. Satz, Jr.David M. Satz, Jr.align="right"|David M. Satz, Jr. was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1961 to 1969.-Biography:Satz was born in New York City in 1926. He received a B.A...
(1961 – 1969) - Donald HorowitzDonald Horowitz (New Jersey lawyer)Donald Horowitz is an American lawyer who served as the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey in 1969.-Biography:...
(1969) - Frederick B. Lacey (1969 – 1971)
- Herbert J. Stern (1971 – 1973)
- Jonathan L. GoldsteinJonathan L. Goldsteinalign="right"|Jonathan L. Goldstein is an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1974 to 1977.-Biography:...
(1974 – 1977) - Robert J. Del Tufo (1977 – 1980)
- William W. RobertsonWilliam W. Robertson| align="right"|William W. Robertson was an American lawyer who served as Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1980 to 1981.-Biography:...
(1980 – 1981) - W. Hunt DumontW. Hunt Dumontalign="right"|Wayne Hunt Dumont is an American lawyer and judge who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1981 to 1985.-Biography:...
(1981 – 1985) - Thomas W. GreelishThomas W. Greelishalign="right"|Thomas William Greelish was an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1985 to 1987.-Biography:...
(1985 – 1987) - Samuel Alito, Jr. (1987 – 1990)
- Michael ChertoffMichael ChertoffMichael Chertoff was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. He previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney...
(1990 – 1994) - Faith S. HochbergFaith S. Hochbergalign="right"|Faith S. Hochberg is a United States federal judge, serving on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.-Biography:...
(1994 – 1999) - Robert J. Cleary (1999 – 2002)
- Christopher J. ChristieChristopher J. ChristieChristopher James "Chris" Christie is the 55th and current Governor of New Jersey. Upon his election to the governorship in November 2009, Christie became the first Republican to win a statewide election in New Jersey in 12 years. In 2011, he considered entering the race for the Republican...
(2002 – 2008) - Ralph J. Marra, Jr.Ralph J. Marra, Jr.Ralph J. Marra, Jr. is an American lawyer who served as the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He held this position from the resignation of Chris Christie in December 2008 until the appointment of Paul J. Fishman in October 2009...
(2008 - 2009) - Paul J. FishmanPaul J. Fishmanalign="right"|Paul J. Fishman is an American lawyer who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He was sworn in on October 14, 2009 along with his First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Gil Childers....
(2009 - present)