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It is fourth in the Line Of Succession after the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate . When the first Lieutenant Governor Of New Jersey takes office, it will become fifth in line. The Attorney General will also be ineligible to replace a vacated Lieutenant Governor.

LIST OF OFFICE HOLDERS

1776-1783: ''. Accessed December 1 , 2006 .

1783-1792: Joseph Bloomfield

1793-1811: , 2006 .

1811-1812:

1812-1817: Aaron Woodruff

1817-1829: , 2006 .

1829-1833: ''. Accessed December 1 , 2006 .

1838-1841: ''. Accessed August 25 , 2007 .

1850-1852: , '' Biographical Directory Of The United States Congress ''. Accessed August 20 , 2007 .

1857-1861: . Accessed November 11 , 2006 .

1861-1866: . Accessed December 1 , 2006 .

1867-1869: . Accessed December 1 , 2006 .

1875-1875: , 2007 .

1877-1897: . Accessed December 1 , 2006 .

1899: . Accessed April 24 , 2007 .

1931: William A. Stevens .

1949-1954: Theodore D. Parsons

1954-1958: Grover C. Richman, Jr.

1958-1962: David D. Furman

1962-1970: Arthur J. Sills

1970-1974: George F. Kugler, Jr.

1974-1978: William F. Hyland

1978-1981: John J. Degnan

1981-1982: James R. Zazzali

1982-1986: Irwin I. Kimmelman

1986-1989: W. Cary Edwards

1989-1990: Peter N. Perretti, Jr.

1990-1994: Robert Del Tufo

1994-1996: Deborah T. Poritz

1996-1999: Peter Verniero

1999-2002: John Farmer Jr.

2002-2003: David Samson

2003-2006: Peter C. Harvey was appointed as Acting Attorney General on February 15 , 2003 , and was confirmed by the Senate as Attorney General on June 16 , 2003 .

2006: Zulima Farber (resigned effective August 31 , 2006 )

2006-2007: Stuart Rabner (confirmed on September 25 , 2006 , served from September 26 , 2006 - June 2007 )

2007- : ; Z. Farber resigns]

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