Ralph J. Marra Jr.
American attorney
Ralph Joseph Marra Jr. (born 1953) is an American lawyer who served as the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He held this position from the resignation of Chris Christie in December 2008 until the appointment of Paul J. Fishman in October 2009. In January 2010, after Christie became Governor of New Jersey, Marra was appointed to a top legal position in the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. After serving about a decade, he became senior counsel at Calcagni & Kanefsky, LLP in Newark, New Jersey.
Early life
Marra's father was an Italian immigrant who settled in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1930. The family moved to Totowa, New Jersey, and Marra attended Passaic Valley Regional High School, which serviced Little Falls, Totowa, and West Paterson (now Woodland Park).
Marra received a B.A. degree from Rutgers University and a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1978.
U.S. Attorney's office
In 1985, Marra joined the office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey as an assistant U.S. Attorney.
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