Gov. Phil Murphy has announced the nomination of Jennifer Selliti to as New Jersey’s next Public Defender when Joseph Krakora retires at the end of January.

Sellitti joined the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) in 2006 as an assistant deputy public defender in the Essex County Adult Region where she represented clients before the New Jersey Superior Court in homicide cases and other serious felonies. She was promoted to deputy public defender in the Middlesex Trial Region, where she managed regional office staff and represented both adult and juvenile clients. Sellitti most recently served as the director of OPD, assisting the public defender on special projects, leading statewide initiatives, managing training programs, and representing clients in criminal cases.