The County Council Office acts as counsel and provides legal advice and representation to the Camden County Board of Commissioners and all counties in the county. The Office also provides legal advice and assistance to constitutional officials upon request. Grace C. MacAulay was sworn in as Camden County District Attorney on January 6, 2022, capping a nearly 30-year legal career dedicated to seeking justice for victims. As a nationally recognized expert on juvenile justice reform and alternative theories of law enforcement, Chatti is frequently invited to lecture and advise on a variety of complex legal issues. He is a guest lecturer at the national, state and local levels and has served as a legal advisor to the police for about 20 years. In addition, Chatten has been responsible for the training and development of our new assistant prosecutors for the past 17 years. We are your first point of contact for academic legal matters. Here you can familiarize yourself with our office and services, view frequently asked questions, connect to Rutgers` legal resources and research, and receive updates on the latest legal developments of particular importance to the university and our community.
In addition, MacAulay has taught a range of legal topics since 1992, from child abuse investigations related to child physical and sexual abuse, as a speaker for Camden County detectives, as a panelist for the statewide Sexual Assault Symposium, as a guest lecturer at Rutgers University School of Law and the Camden County Police Academy. During her 23-year career, Ms. Cogan has tried cases ranging from murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, weapons and kidnapping to robbery, cyberstalking, sexual assault, child abuse and drugs. Wife. Cogan is a certified instructor for the Camden County Police Academy, serves as a police attorney for the county, and teaches legal education (CLE) at the office, most recently opening statements and prosecutors` summaries. Testa is also legal counsel to all Camden County police departments. He regularly advises and approves search and production orders before they are submitted to the court. We are responsible for handling legal matters arising from the activities of Rutgers University and its schools and entities.
Led by our Senior Vice President and General Counsel, John Jay Hoffman, this office is comprised of in-house counsel and support staff working with outside law firms. The mission of this office is to educate our Rutgers clients on the laws applicable to academic operations, resolve legal issues, facilitate transactions, and provide advice and representation to help our clients fulfill their missions and achieve their goals. In addition to handling federal, state, and local litigation, legal staff provides a wide range of other services on behalf of the county. These services include the review and preparation of legal documents as well as advice and representation in a variety of contractual, financial, regulatory and transactional matters. State highways include Route 38, Route 41, Route 42 (North-South Highway), Route 47 (Brooklawn only), Route 70, Route 73, Route 90 (Betsy Ross Bridge), Route 143 (Winslow only), Route 154 (Cherry Hill only) and Route 168. The Cooper Medical School at Rowan`s University is located in Camden`s city centre/university district. Founded in 1975 as a four-year medical school, the relationship with Rowan`s University was formed in 2008. [60] Two federal congressional districts make up the county, including parts of the 1st and 2nd districts. [43] [44] For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey`s First Congressional District is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).
[45] [46] For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey`s Second Congressional District is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township). [47] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christe received 39.29% of the vote (52,337 votes) ahead of incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine with 54.93% (73,171 votes), while independent Chris Daggett received 4.63% of the vote (6,166 votes). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Governor Chris Christe received 54.8% of the vote (64,545 votes) against Democrat Barbara Buono with 43.7% (51,546 votes). In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Republican Kim Guadagno received 37,113 votes (30.7%) of the vote and Democrat Phil Murphy 81,268 (67.2%) of the vote. In the 2021 gubernatorial election, Republican Jack Ciattarelli received 37.5% of the vote (56,016 votes cast) against Democrat Phil Murphy with 61.7% (92,162 votes). Rutgers University-Camden is located in downtown Camden and dates back to 1926 with the founding of South Jersey Law School. [56] [57] Camden County has long been a Democratic stronghold, and nearly the entire county is in the 1st congressional district. The county typically votes overwhelmingly for Democrats in national, state, and local elections. As of August 1, 2020, there were a total of 376,429 registered voters in Camden County, of which 178,834 (47.5%) were registered as Democrats, 57,545 (15.3%) as Republicans, and 134,908 (35.8%) as independents.
There were 5,142 voters (1.4%) registered with other parties. [49] In the 2010 Census, 69.1% were registered, of which 75.6% were 18 years of age and older. [50] [51] According to Section II of the New Jersey Constitution, each county in New Jersey must have three elected directors, called “constitutional officers.” These officers are the County Clerk and County Deputy (both elected for five-year terms) and the County Sheriff (elected for a three-year term). [32] Camden County constitutional officers, all elected directly by the voters, are:[33] Major county roads that cross include County Road 534, County Road 536, County Road 537, County Road 543, County Road 544, County Road 551, and County Road 561. Tracy A. Cogan was sworn in as the first Assistant District Attorney on January 6, 2022. In addition to this new role, she will continue to serve as Section Chief of the Trial Team Unit, where she trains Assistant Prosecutors in litigation and oversees prosecutions in all accused criminal cases handled by the Unit. NJ Transit provides commuter and long-distance bus service from many locations in the county to Philadelphia with additional service to Atlantic City. Extensive local service is available in the county, including routes to Camden and train and light rail stations in the area.
[84] Robert M. Ferris began his career as a law enforcement officer with the Washington Township Police Department in December 1997. Shortly thereafter, he became a Class II officer in the department. In 2015, Ms. Cogan took on a dual role as Division Head of Megan`s Shooting Response Team and Legal Unit, and then led the High-Tech Crimes Unit, which prosecuted cases of possession, distribution and creation of child sexual abuse and luring equipment. The Camden County District Attorney`s Office oversees and coordinates New Jersey`s criminal law enforcement in Camden County. While the office`s budget is provided by the county commissioners, the prosecutor is appointed by the governor and is accountable to the attorney general. The Camden County District Attorney`s Office is the second largest in the state, receiving about 10,500 cases a year from the county`s 37 municipalities, 5,500 of which are indicted.
Prosecutors work with local, state, and federal agencies to ensure that all criminal activity in the region, from shoplifting to murder to international drug trafficking organizations, is handled consistently and fairly. Camden County is home to many counties, states, United States, and highways. As of October 2015, the county had a total of 2,045.06 miles (3,291.21 km) of highways, of which 1,535.22 miles (2,470.70 km) are maintained by the municipality, 377.65 miles (607.77 km) by Camden County, 104.41 miles (168.03 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, 5.11 miles (8.22 km) by the Delaware River Port Authority. 9.07 miles (14.60 km) from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and 13.60 miles (21.89 km) from the South Jersey Transportation Authority. [74] The former municipalities of the county (with the years of formation and dissolution shown in parentheses) are:[4] Michael G.