Editing Gloucester County, New Jersey (section)

===County government===
Gloucester County is governed by a [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]] and includes seven members who are elected [[at-large]] to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis in partisan elections, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November. At a reorganization meeting held each January, the Board selects a director and a deputy director from among the members. In 2017, commissioners, then called freeholders, were paid $16,908 annually and the director was paid $17,908.<ref>Gallo Jr., Bill. [https://www.nj.com/salem/2017/07/how_much_our_nj_freeholders_are_paid.html "How much are you paying your county freeholders?"], [[NJ.com]], July 26, 2017. Accessed February 11, 2020. "Freeholder director: $17,908; Other freeholders: $16,908"</ref> {{As of|2025}}, Gloucester County's Commissioners are (with terms for director and deputy director ending December 31):

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Commissioner 
! Party, Residence, Term 
|-
| Director Frank J. DiMarco 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]], 2025<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/208/Frank-J-DiMarco Frank J. DiMarco], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Deputy Director Jim Jefferson 
| D, [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] 2026<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/205/Jim-Jefferson Jim Jefferson], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Nicholas DeSilvio 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], [[Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]], 2027<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/1309/Nicholas-DeSilvio Nicholas DeSilvio], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|- 
| Denice DiCarlo 
| D, [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey|West Deptford Township]] 2025<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/1325/Denice-DiCarlo Denice DiCarlo], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Joann Gattinelli 
| D, [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]], 2026<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/207/Lyman-Barnes Lyman Barnes], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Christopher Konawel Jr.
| R, [[Glassboro, New Jersey|Glassboro]], 2027<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/1310/Christopher-Konawel-Jr Christopher Konawel Jr.], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/164/Commissioners# County Commissioners], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Matt Weng
| D, [[Pitman, New Jersey|Pitman]], 2026<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/203/Heather-Simmons Heather Simmons], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|}

Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the [[Constitution of New Jersey]], each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as constitutional officers. These officials are the [[municipal clerk|County Clerk]] and [[Probate court|County Surrogate]], both elected for five-year terms of office, and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]], who is elected for a three-year term.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed June 10, 2018.</ref> Gloucester County's constitutional officers are:

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! Title
! Representative
|-
| County Clerk
|James N. Hogan (D, Franklin Township; 2027),<ref>[https://nj-gloucestercounty.civicplus.com/1128/James-N-Hogan James N. Hogan], Gloucester County. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Members List: Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref> 
|-
| Sheriff
| Carmel Morina (D, [[Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]]; 2027)<ref>[https://nj-gloucestercounty.civicplus.com/1311/Jonathan-M-Sammons Jonathan M. Sammons], Gloucester County. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Members List: Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Surrogate
| Giuseppe "Joe" Chila (D, [[Woolwich Township, New Jersey|Woolwich Township]]; 2028).<ref>[https://nj-gloucestercounty.civicplus.com/1130/Giuseppe-Chila Surrogate Giuseppe Chila], Gloucester County. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Members List: Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://nj-gloucestercounty.civicplus.com/1127/Row-Officers Row Officers], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref>
|}

Gloucester County's prosecutor, appointed in March 2020, is Christine A. Hoffman.<ref>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/514/Prosecutors-Office Prosecutor's Office], Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200305a.html "Christine A. Hoffman Appointed Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor; Prosecutor Charles A. Fiore Resigns"], [[New Jersey Attorney General]], March 5, 2020. Accessed December 5, 2020. "Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that he has appointed Christine A. Hoffman to serve as Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor, replacing Charles A. Fiore, who resigned as Prosecutor effective noon today."</ref> Along with [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]] and [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem]] counties, Gloucester County is part of Vicinage 15 of the [[New Jersey Superior Court]], which is based in [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]] in Gloucester County; the assignment judge for the vicinage is Benjamin C. Telsey. [[Gloucester County Courthouse (New Jersey)|Gloucester County Courthouse]] is located in Woodbury.<ref>[https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/vicinages/cumglosal.html Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Counties], New Jersey Courts. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref>