John Hoffman | |
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Attorney General of New Jersey Acting | |
In office June 10, 2013 –March 14, 2016 | |
Governor | Chris Christie |
Preceded by | Jeffrey Chiesa |
Succeeded by | Robert Lougy (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | August 23,1965 |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Mary Jude Cox |
Alma mater | Colgate University (BA) Duke University (JD) |
John Hoffman (born August 23,1965) was acting attorney general of the State of New Jersey. [1] [2] He served from 2013 to 2016,longer than any other acting attorney general in the state's history. [3]
Hoffman was born August 23,1965,to Judith and John A. Hoffman. Hoffman married Mary Jude Cox December 6,2003. Their fathers,Stuart T. Cox and John A. Hoffman,worked together as partners of the law firm Wilentz,Goldman &Spitzer in Woodbridge Township,New Jersey. [4]
His wife is an ophthalmologist and a glaucoma specialist. [5]
He ascended to the position when Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa resigned on June 6,2013,after Governor Chris Christie announced that he would appoint Chiesa to succeed recently deceased United States Senator Frank Lautenberg. [6] He is an independent and attended Colgate University before earning his law degree at Duke University.
Hoffman resigned as acting attorney general in March 2016 and became the general counsel of Rutgers University. [7]
On June 10,2024,Hoffman was nominated as an associate justice to the New Jersey Supreme Court by Governor Phil Murphy. [8]
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