Gov. Chris Christie (gov)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has named Lee Solomon to be the president of the board of public utilities, The Star-Ledger of New Jersey reports.
Solomon, who currently is a state Superior Court judge in Camden County, was a Deputy U.S. Attorney under Christie, running the prosecutor’s offices in Camden and Trenton. He previously was a Camden County Freeholder, a state assemblyman, 1992 GOP congressional candidate and Camden County prosecutor. Christie was the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002-2008.
During the news conference at which Christie announced Solomon’s new post, the governor praised Solomon’s judgment and people skills, adding that he had sought proven managers for his cabinet because “a lot of state government has been dysfunctional,” The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Christie has already named seven of his former colleagues from the U.S. Attorney’s office to serve in his administration. They are:
- Robert Hanna to be the director of the Division of Law in the Attorney General’s office.
- Stephen Taylor to be the director of Criminal Justice in the AG’s office.
- Deborah Gramiccioni to be director of the Authorities Unit in the AG’s office.
- Jeffrey S. Chiesa to be Christie’s chief counsel.
- Kevin M. O’Dowd to be deputy chief counsel.
- Charles McKenna to be head of the state’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.
- Michele Brown to be appointments counsel.
