Matt Platkin
2022 - Present
2026
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Matt Platkin (Democratic Party) is the Attorney General of New Jersey. He assumed office on September 29, 2022. His current term ends on January 20, 2026.
Platkin was nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on February 3, 2022. He assumed office on February 14, 2022 as the acting attorney general.[1] On September 29, 2022, the New Jersey Senate confirmed Platkin as attorney general.[2]
Biography
Matt Platkin graduated from Madison High School. Platkin earned a B.A. and J.D. from Stanford University. His career experience includes working as chief counsel to Governor Phil Murphy, a partner with Lowenstein Sandler, and a policy advisor with the Brookings Institution.[3]
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Footnoes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Platkin takes office as acting attorney general," accessed February 14, 2022
- ↑ New Jersey Monitor, "Senate confirms Matt Platkin as attorney general, despite GOP outcry," September 29, 2022
- ↑ New Jersey Office of Attorney General, "Meet Acting Attorney General Platkin," accessed March 3, 2022
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New Jersey Attorney General 2022 - Present |
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