- Ronald Chen
Ronald Chen is the
New Jersey Public Advocate . He was nominated to fill the position onJanuary 5 ,2006 , byGovernor of New Jersey Jon Corzine . [http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/approved/20060105b.html Corzine Names Public Advocate and Environmental Protection Commissioner] , press release datedJanuary 5 ,2006 , accessedApril 15 ,2007 .] He is the first Public Advocate to serve in the post since 1994, when the job was abolished by former GovernorChristine Todd Whitman . The previous Public Advocate wasZulima Farber , who served as state Public Advocate from 1992 to 1994 in the Cabinet of former GovernorJames Florio , and served asNew Jersey Attorney General in 2006. Prior to becoming Public Advocate, Chen was an associate Dean and Professor of Law atRutgers School of Law—Newark .Chen was born in Stamford,
Connecticut and raised inBerkeley Heights, New Jersey , where he now resides. He attendedDartmouth College , where he was President ofPhi Tau fraternity and a member of the crew team, graduating in 1980. He then attendedRutgers School of Law-Newark , receiving his law degree in 1983.Chan, Sewell. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/nyregion/06mbrfs.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin "Metro Briefing"] , "The New York Times ",January 6 ,2006 . AccessedJune 20 ,2008 . "Governor-elect Jon S. Corzine nominated Ronald Chen yesterday to serve as public advocate and Lisa Jackson to head the Department of Environmental Protection."] He served as Vice Chair of theNew Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Professional Ethics from 1996 to 2006, and as a member of theAmerican Civil Liberties Union National Executive Committee from 2002 to 2006. He has also served as Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of theU.S. Rowing Association , and he served as a referee in the1996 Summer Olympics .References
External links
* [http://www.state.nj.us/publicadvocate/about/bio/ Public Advocate Bio]
* [http://www.newjersey.gov/governor/news/news/approved/20060105b.html Corzine Names Public Advocate and Environmental Protection Commissioner] , press release datedJanuary 5 ,2006
* [http://www.state.nj.us/publicadvocate/news/features/approved/060323b.html Q&A with Ron Chen, the new Public Advocate ]
* [http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ronchen/ Ron Chen's personal home page]
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