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Christopher
J. Christie was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the United States
Attorney for the District of New Jersey on December 7, 2001. He was unanimously
confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 2001, and sworn into office
on January 17, 2002, by the Honorable Joel A. Pisano, U.S.D.J. Mr.
Christie graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Political Science in 1984. He graduated from Seton Hall University School of
Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1987. Mr. Christie was admitted to the Bar of
the State of New Jersey and the Bar of the United States District Court, District
of New Jersey, in December 1987. In
1987, Mr. Christie joined the law firm of Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci of Cranford,
New Jersey. In 1993, Mr. Christie was named a partner in the firm. Mr. Christie
specialized in securities law, appellate practice, election law, and government
affairs. Mr. Christie is a member of the American Bar Association and the New
Jersey State Bar Association and was a member of the Election Law Committee of
the New Jersey State Bar Association. Mr.
Christie will serve a four-year term as the chief federal law enforcement officer
in New Jersey. His Office includes more than 130 attorneys with offices in Newark,
Trenton and Camden. Mr. Christie also serves on Attorney General Ashcroft's Advisory
Subcommittees on Terrorism, White Collar Crime, and Child Exploitation and Obscenity. |
