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The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General protects the right to vote for all eligible voters.
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.
The Attorney General’s Office investigates a broad range of misconduct across New Jersey, and many of these investigations begin with a complaint from the public.
He served as the sixty-first attorney general of the State of New Jersey from January 2018 until July 2021. [2] Appointed by Governor Phil Murphy, he was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on January 16, 2018. [3] He was the first Sikh-American attorney general in United States history. [3]
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today nominated Matt Platkin to be the Attorney General of New Jersey. Platkin served as Chief Counsel to the Governor from January 2018 to October 2020. His nomination will now go to the Senate for confirmation.
Matthew J. Platkin [1] (born 1986/1987) [2] is an American attorney serving as the Attorney General of the state of New Jersey.
Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Haddon Township. Nov 3, 2024. The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, November 3, 2024 in the Westmont section of Haddon Township, Camden County.
The Attorney General oversees the Department of Law & Public Safety with the support of his executive leadership team. The team advises the Attorney General on legal, policy, and administrative matters and assists with the day-to-day supervision of the Department’s divisions and initiatives.
One of the most important responsibilities of any Governor is choosing an individual to serve as New Jersey’s Attorney General. To be sure, the Attorney General is not the Governor’s Lawyer but the People’s Lawyer -- an attorney entrusted to represent all New Jerseyans, our values, and our laws.
The Legislature has granted the Attorney General broad civil powers and duties. These include acting as the sole legal advisor for all "officers, Departments, boards, bodies, commissions and instrumentalities of State government."