James R. Zazzali

James R. Zazzali was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey from October 2006 until his retirement in June 2007. Justice Zazzali had served on the Supreme Court for over six years, and had written more than 100 opinions, before Governor Jon Corzine named him Chief Justice in 2006. Prior to his service on the bench, Justice Zazzali had served as New Jersey Attorney General; general counsel for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority; Chairman of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation; Chief of the Appeals Division of the Office of the Essex County Prosecutor; as well as other positions in addition to his private law practice.

Justice Zazzali is also a former Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall Law School, where he taught mediation and arbitration. He also served as the court-approved receiver for Bloomfield College, from 1974-1976; and as the special master investigating, reporting on and assisting in the reform of the Monmouth, Essex, Bergen and Newark jails; and as a member of the United States delegates at various United Nations Conferences in Geneva and Paris.