Spouse Mary Jude Cox (m. 2003) Name John Hoffman | Preceded by Jeff Chiesa Party Republican Party | |
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Born August 23, 1965 (age 58) ( 1965-08-23 ) Alma mater Colgate UniversityDuke University Role New Jersey Attorney General Office New Jersey Attorney General since 2013 Parents John A. Hoffman, Judith Hoffman Education Colgate University, Duke University School of Law | ||
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John Hoffman was Acting Attorney General of the State of New Jersey. He served from 2013 to 2016, longer than any other Acting Attorney General in the State's history.
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- Background
- Tenure as Acting Attorney General
- References
Background
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, NJ.
Tenure as Acting Attorney General
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. 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.