2026
Jennifer Davenport was appointed as the New Jersey Attorney General in January 2026. AG Davenport most recently worked in the private sector as Senior Director for Compliance and as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Litigation Counsel at PSEG. Before that, she held senior federal and state law enforcement leadership roles—including New Jersey’s First Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the General Crimes Unit at the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office, Division Counsel to the DEA, and Commissioner on...
Jennifer Davenport was appointed as the New Jersey Attorney General in January 2026. AG Davenport most recently worked in the private sector as Senior Director for Compliance and as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Litigation Counsel at PSEG. Before that, she held senior federal and state law enforcement leadership roles—including New Jersey’s First Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the General Crimes Unit at the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office, Division Counsel to the DEA, and Commissioner on the Waterfront Commission. She began her career as an intelligence analyst with the DEA, later clerking for Chief Judge John W. Bissell and practicing as a litigation associate at national law firms.
State AGs are elected in 43 states and D.C. In New Jersey, the governor appoints the AG.
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