Succeeded by Robert Singer Political party Democratic Education Georgian Court University | Preceded by Robert Singer Spouse(s) William J. Ford Party Democratic Party | |
Preceded by Warren Wolf (American football) Succeeded by Virginia E. Haines and David W. Wolfe Born February 23, 1954 (age 63)
Yuma, Arizona ( 1954-02-23 ) Residence Toms River, New Jersey, United States | ||
Marlene Lynch Ford (born February 23, 1954) is an American Democratic Party politician, prosecutor and jurist who served in the New Jersey General Assembly.
Born Marlene Lynch in Yuma, Arizona on February 23, 1954, she attended St. Rose High School in Belmar, New Jersey. She graduated in 1976 from Georgian Court College with a bachelor's degree in history and was awarded a law degree from Seton Hall University Law School in 1979. She married William J. Ford in 1974.
A resident of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, she was elected to the State Assembly in 1983, defeating freshman Republican Assemblyman Warren Wolf and was re-elected in 1985. She was defeated for re-election to a third term in 1987 by Republican Robert Singer, but regained her seat in a 1989 rematch with Singer. She lost her seat again in the 1991 Republican landslide.
In August 1985, Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean signed into law a bill sponsored by Ford that allowed residents to deduct property taxes paid from their income tax gross income calculation, resulting in cuts of $60 to $140 on their state taxes.
Governor Jon Corzine appointed Ford to serve as Ocean County Prosecutor in 2007 and Governor Chris Christie appointed her to serve as a judge on the New Jersey Superior Court in 2013. A resident of Toms River, New Jersey, she was elevated to Assignment Judge (Chief Judge) of Ocean County in 2015.