Peter Verniero, a former New Jersey Supreme Court justice and state attorney general, was hired by Gov. Phil Murphy to review hiring and vetting practices amid the rapidly unfolding scandal involving allegations of sexual assault against a former staffer and transition team member.

Albert J. Alvarez, who resigned as New Jersey Schools Development Authority chief of staff earlier this month, is accused of assaulting a woman while he was working on Murphy’s transition team in early 2017.