Peter N. Perretti, Jr.

Peter N. Perretti, Jr.
Attorney General of New Jersey
In office
1989–1990
Governor Thomas Kean
Preceded by W. Cary Edwards
Succeeded by Robert Del Tufo
Personal details
Born (1931-10-04)October 4, 1931
Passaic County, New Jersey
Died February 27, 2016(2016-02-27) (aged 84)
Spouse(s) Ruth
Children 3
Alma mater Colgate University
Cornell Law School (LL.B.)

Peter N. Perretti, Jr. (October 4, 1931 – February 27, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as Attorney General of New Jersey from 1989 to 1990.

Biography

Perretti attended Montclair Kimberley Academy, graduating in the class of 1949.[1] He graduated from Colgate University in 1953 and received his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1956. He clerked for retired Superior Court Judge Alexander P. Waugh.

He served as Assistant Prosecutor in Essex County from 1958 until 1960. He was a partner in the firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland, and Perretti in Newark, joining the firm as an associate in 1960 and becoming a partner in 1963.

Perretti was sworn in as Attorney General of New Jersey on February 14, 1989, replacing W. Cary Edwards, who resigned. As Attorney General, he led in the prosecution of New Jersey beach polluters, in the development of legislation to restrict automatic weapons, in improving oversight of the financing of Atlantic City casinos, and in combating organized crime.

Perretti died on February 27, 2016.[2] He and his wife, Ruth, had three children.[3]

References

  1. Alumni Awards, Montclair Kimberley Academy. Accessed March 6, 2011.
  2. "Riker Danzig Mourns Death of Peter Perretti". Riker Danzig. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. "Peter Perretti Obituary". The Star-Ledger. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
W. Cary Edwards
Attorney General of New Jersey
1989 1990
Succeeded by
Robert Del Tufo
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