Nina Mitchell Wells
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Nina Mitchell Wells is a former Secretary of State of New Jersey
. She served in the cabinet of Governor
Jon Corzine
. Prior to assuming her cabinet post in January 2006, Wells served as a vice president at Schering-Plough
and as an assistant dean at Rutgers School of Law—Newark
. Wells received her Juris Doctor
from Suffolk University Law School
in Boston, Massachusetts.
As Secretary of State, Wells served a set term of four years, concurrent to the term of the governor. Her term expired on January 19, 2010. As Secretary, she is the state's chief elections officer, oversees tourism, historical affairs, cultural and arts programs, Native American affairs, literacy, volunteerism, the state archives and the state museum.
She and her husband, criminal defense lawyer Ted Wells
, reside in Livingston, New Jersey
.
In 2008, Wells was named as a defendant in the case Donofrio v. Wells, an attempt to force her to stay the presidential election
in New Jersey pending investigations into the citizenship of Barack Obama
. The case was ultimately unsuccessful.
Secretary of State of New Jersey
The Secretary of State of New Jersey is responsible for overseeing artistic, cultural, and historical programs within the U.S. state of New Jersey, as well as volunteerism and community service projects within the state....
. She served in the cabinet of Governor
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and of MF Global, and a one time American politician, who served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A Democrat, Corzine served five years of a six-year U.S. Senate term representing New Jersey before being elected Governor...
. Prior to assuming her cabinet post in January 2006, Wells served as a vice president at Schering-Plough
Schering-Plough
Schering-Plough Corporation was a United States-based pharmaceutical company. It was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering as Schering AG in Germany. In 1971, the Schering Corporation merged with Plough to form Schering-Plough. On November 4, 2009 Merck & Co...
and as an assistant dean at Rutgers School of Law—Newark
Rutgers School of Law—Newark
Rutgers School of Law–Newark is the oldest of three law schools in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located at the S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice, at 123 Washington Street, in downtown Newark...
. Wells received her Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School, also known as Suffolk Law School or SULS, is one of the professional graduate schools of Suffolk University. Suffolk University Law School is a private, non-sectarian, law school located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Suffolk University Law School was founded in...
in Boston, Massachusetts.
As Secretary of State, Wells served a set term of four years, concurrent to the term of the governor. Her term expired on January 19, 2010. As Secretary, she is the state's chief elections officer, oversees tourism, historical affairs, cultural and arts programs, Native American affairs, literacy, volunteerism, the state archives and the state museum.
She and her husband, criminal defense lawyer Ted Wells
Ted Wells
Ted Wells is a prominent criminal attorney. A litigation partner at the New York law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, the National Law Journal has selected Wells as one of America's best white-collar defense attorneys on numerous occasions. Wells received his B.A. from...
, reside in Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield...
.
In 2008, Wells was named as a defendant in the case Donofrio v. Wells, an attempt to force her to stay the presidential election
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
in New Jersey pending investigations into the citizenship of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. The case was ultimately unsuccessful.