Gov. Jon Corzine said this afternoon that he is nominating Stuart Rabner '82, his chief counsel and a former veteran federal prosecutor, to be New Jersey's 25th attorney general.
"I have never had more confidence in an individual to serve in a prospective role that I have had the opportunity to choose someone for," The New York Times quoted Corzine as saying of Rabner, who was widely considered one of the top contenders for the job.
"It's fair to say that in my life's experience, I've dealt with few, if any, individuals with a higher standard of integrity and intelligence or are more committed to excellence than Stuart," Corzine added.
"His professional history and experience as a respected, effective prosecutor and lawyer speaks for itself. His judgment and breadth of capacity are exceptional with respect to both the law and public policy. And I trust him."
"I am deeply honored by the governor's expression of confidence," Rabner said after the announcement, according to the Associated Press. "If confirmed, I look forward to being able to serve the public from this new position."
The son of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to the United States in 1950, Rabner grew up in Passaic, on the outskirts of Newark. After graduating from the University, where he was a Wilson School major, he went on to study at Harvard Law.
Before he was tapped to be Corzine's chief counsel, Rabner spent years working in the U.S. attorney's office in Newark. He rose through the ranks there, eventually heading the office's criminal division, where he developed a reputation for honesty and integrity in his prosecution of corruption and terrorism cases.
Rabner replaces Zulima Farber, who resigned earlier this month over concerns about ethics violations.
— Princetonian staff
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