A group of over 100 former federal prosecutors, including six former U.S. Attorneys and three former state attorneys general, are urging the confirmation of Jennifer Davenport as the 57th Attorney General of New Jersey.
Davenport, who was nominated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning. She has been serving as Acting Attorney General since January 20.
Among those advocating for Davenport are former U.S. Attorneys Craig Carpenito, Robert Cleary, Paul Fishman, and Philip Sellinger; former Acting U.S. Attorneys Vikas Khanna and Ralph Marra; former Attorneys General Jeff Chiesa and Gurbir Grewal; and former Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck.
Davenport served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 2008 to 2015, when she joined the Drug Enforcement Administration.
“Having worked alongside Ms. Davenport in one of the most demanding prosecutorial environments in the country, we can attest to her exceptional judgment, integrity, and commitment to the rule of law,” the ex-prosecutors said. “She combines deep legal acumen with a temperament ideally suited to the responsibilities of the office she has been nominated to lead.”
They said that as a federal prosecutor, Davenport handled “complex and sensitive matters with rigor and fairness, earning the respect of colleagues, defense counsel, and judges alike.”
“She demonstrated an ability to master intricate factual records, make sound decisions, and exercise prosecutorial authority with restraint and independence,” they said. “Just as important, she was known within the U.S. Attorney’s Office as a generous mentor and a steady presence in moments of pressure—someone whose counsel others sought out when the stakes were highest.”
The signers of the letter include Rahul Agarwal, Patricia Astorga, John Azzarello, Shawn Barnes, Matthew Beck, Osmar Benvenuto, Paul Blaine, Eric Boden, Matthew Boxer, Michele Brown, Thomas Calcagni, Andrew Carey, Dennis Carletta, Mary Carpenito, Shana Chen, Gilmore Childers, Lisa Colone, Randall Cook, Bernard Cooney, Lee Cortes, Martin Cronin, Joshua Drew, Mariellen Dugan, Thomas Eicher, Svetlana Eisenberg, Shirley Emehelu, David Eskew, Leah Farrell, David Feder, Stephen Ferketic, Marc-Philip Ferzan, John Fietkiewicz, David Foster, Peter Gaeta, Judith Germano, Jason Gould, Shontae Gray, Nicholas Grippo, Mala Harker, Justin Herring, Courtney Howard, Zach Intrater, Melissa Jampol, Angela Juneau, Barry Kamar, Eric Kanefsky, Thomas Kearney, Christopher Kelly, Fredric Knapp, Jenny Kramer, John Lacey, Bruce Levy, Erez Liebermann, Erica Liu, Molly Lorber, Joseph Mack, Andrew Macurdy, Christine Magdo, Robert Marasco, Mike Martinez, Ray Mateo, Scott McBride, Aaron Mendelsohn, Sara Merin, Eric Moran, Samuel Moulthrop, Paul Murphy, Carlos Ortiz, Grace Park, Jonathan Peck, Marion Percell, Jenny Chung Quraishi, Ronald Reisner, Alberto Rivas, Charlton Rugg, Lyndsay Ruotolo, Andrew Ruymann, Caroline Sadlowski, Robert Scrivo, Jamie Solano, Ricardo Solano, Dean Sovolos, Robert Stahl, Robert Steinbaum, Adam Subervi, Brian Urbano, Lee Vartan, John Vazquez, Rodney Villazor, Kevin Walsh, Danielle Walsman, Melissa Wangenheim, Barbara Ward, Judson Welle, and Sarah Wolfe,
“She is a lawyer of uncommon ability and character, devoted to public service and the evenhanded administration of justice,” the group said.
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