John Joseph Farmer

Background

Farmer,, John Joseph was born on June 24, 1957 in Jersey City.

Education

Bachelor, Georgetown University, 1979. Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1986.

Career

Law clerk Honorary Alan B. Handler New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, Trenton, New Jersey, 1986—1988. Associate Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland and Perretti, Morristown, 1988—1990. Assistant United States attorney District New Jersey United States Department Justice, 1990—1994.

Deputy chief counsel, senior associate counsel to Governor State of New Jersey, Trenton, 1994—1997, chief counsel to the Governor, chief law enforcement officer, 1997—1999, attorney general, 1999—2002. Senior counsel, team leader National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, 2002—2005. Partner K&L Gates LLP (Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP), Newark, 2005—2007.

Founding partner Arseneault, Whipple, Farmer, Fassett & Azzarello, LLP, Chatham, since 2007. Dean Rutgers School Law, Newark, since 2009. Adjunct professor law Seton Hall University Law School, 1993—1997, Rutgers School Law, Newark.

Chairman Juvenile Justice Commission. Advisory board New Jersey Office of Child Advocacy. Member New Jersey Government's Ethics Advisory Board.

Membership

President board trustees New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Member of National Association Attorneys General (co-chair health care fraud, abuse and advisory committee).

Connections

Married Beth Gates.

Spouse:

Beth Gates.