Marlene Lynch Ford

Marlene Lynch Ford (born February 23, 1954) is an American Democratic Party politician, prosecutor and jurist who served in the New Jersey General Assembly.

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.[1]

Governor Jon Corzine appointed Ford to serve as Ocean County Prosecutor in 2007 and Governor Chris Christie appointed her to serve as a New Jersey Superior Court Judge in 2013. A resident of Toms River, New Jersey, she was elevated to Assignment Judge (Chief Judge) of Ocean County in 2015.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Ford, Marlene Lynch". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Oglesby, Amanda (15 June 2015). "Former prosecutor to lead Ocean County Superior Courts". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 22 March 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.