Deborah Poritz | |
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey | |
In office July 10, 1996 – October 26, 2006 | |
Governor | Christine Todd Whitman |
Preceded by | Robert N. Wilentz |
Succeeded by | James R. Zazzali |
Attorney General of New Jersey | |
In office January 18, 1994 – July 10, 1996 | |
Governor | Christine Todd Whitman |
Preceded by | Robert Del Tufo |
Succeeded by | Peter Verniero |
Personal details | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | October 26, 1936
Education | Brooklyn College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
Deborah Tobias Poritz (born October 26, 1936) is an American jurist. She was the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1996 to 2006, and was the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1994 to 1996, in both cases becoming the first woman to serve in that position.