New Jersey Attorney General

The Attorney General of New Jersey is a member of the executive cabinet of the state and oversees the Department of Law and Public Safety. The office is appointed by the Governor of New Jersey, confirmed by the New Jersey Senate, and term limited. Under the provisions of the New Jersey State Constitution, the Attorney General serves a concurrent four-year term to the governor. Gurbir Grewal was nominated as Attorney General by Governor Phil Murphy. Grewal is the first Sikh attorney general in the United States.[1]

State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Agency overview
JurisdictionNew Jersey
HeadquartersRichard J. Hughes Justice Complex, 25 Market Street, Trenton, New Jersey
Agency executive
Parent agencyState of New Jersey
Websitehttps://www.nj.gov/oag

The conventional wisdom is that the Attorney General cannot be removed from office except "for cause" by the Governor or by way of legislative impeachment.[2]

It is fourth in the line of succession after the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, President of the New Jersey Senate, and Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. The Attorney General cannot also serve as the Lieutenant Governor.

List of office holders

Holders of the office of Attorney General include:[3]

Colonial period
Term of officeAttorney GeneralNotes and references
1704–1714Alexander GriffithAlexander Griffith was the first Colonial New Jersey Attorney General.
1714–1719Thomas Burnett Gordon(17 April 1652—April 28, 1722) was a Scottish emigrant to the Thirteen Colonies who became Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court and New Jersey Attorney General for the Province of New Jersey.[4]
1719–1723Jeremiah Basse(died 1725) was a governor of both West Jersey and East Jersey. He became governor of West Jersey in 1697, and became governor of East Jersey in 1697.
1723–1728James Alexander(May 27, 1691 – April 2, 1756) was a lawyer and statesman in colonial New York. He served in the Colonial Assembly and as attorney general of the colony in 1721–23. His son William was later a major general in the Continental Army during the American revolution. Alexandria Township, New Jersey was named after James Alexander.
1728–1733Lawrence Smyth
1733–1754Joseph Warrell
1754–1776Cortlandt Skinner(December 16, 1727 – March 15, 1799) was the last Colonial Attorney General of New Jersey and a brigadier general in the British Loyalist force, the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolutionary War.[5][6]

Post-independence

References
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  2. Letter from OLS Deputy Counsel Danielle A. Brucchieri to Senate Republican Office, Office of Legislative Services, May 9, 2005. Accessed December 2, 2008.
  3. Past Attorneys General, New Jersey Attorney General. Accessed December 15, 2007.
  4. "Thomas Gordon Attorney General 1714-1719". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. "Biographical Sketch of Brigadier General Cortland Skinner". www.royalprovincial.com. The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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  20. "Senate confirms 5 NJ Cabinet picks". Asbury Park Press. 2010-02-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  21. "Paula Dow is sworn in as N.J. Attorney General". The Star-Ledger. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  22. Official Biography. Accessed January 24, 2012.
  23. https://www.senate.gov/states/NJ/senators.htm
  24. http://blog.northjersey.com/thepoliticalstate/7543/john-hoffman-named-acting-attorney-general/
  25. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/christie_names_replacement_for_outgoing_attorney_g.html
  26. "Governor Christie Nominates Chris Porrino As Attorney General of the State of New Jersey" (PDF) (Press release). June 16, 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  27. http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2017/12/12/bergen-county-prosecutor-named-attorney-general/943847001/
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