John Farmer

June 16, 2006 - 12:17pm

The Star-Ledger primary

Two of the people reportedly under consideration for appointment as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court have especially close ties to the state's largest newspaper. John Farmer, Jr., a former state Attorney General who was -- for about ninety minutes -- the Governor of New Jersey in 2002, is the son of John Farmer, the Star-Ledger's National Political Correspondent. Helen Hoens, a state Appellate Court Judge, is the wife of veteran reporter Robert Schwanenberg, who covers the state judiciary for the Star-Ledger.

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Governor Jon S. Corzine

Release Date: Feb 23 2006

CORZINE APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS TO THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
Names Distinguished Group to Serve as Ethical Watchdogs to the Executive Branch

TRENTON - Governor Jon S. Corzine today named seven new members to the State Ethics Commission, four are public citizens and three are state officials. This marks the first time in state history a majority of the board will be public citizens.

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