Albert Cifelli
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Albert Cifelli represents District 9 on the Hudson County
, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 9 includes the Borough of East Newark
, the town of Harrison
, the Town of Kearny
and part of the Town of Secaucus
.
Cifelli was re-elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders on November 8, 2005, and was sworn in on January 1, 2006 for another three-year term of office that expires on December 31, 2008.
On the 2006 Board, Freeholder Cifelli serves as Chairman of the Contract Review Committee, Chairman of the Ethics Committee and as Liaison to the Hudson County Improvement Authority. He also serves on the following committees: County Government, Oversight and Policy Review; Personnel; Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs; and Transportation.
Cifelli received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Rutgers-Newark
, graduating magna cum laude, and was awarded a Juris Doctor
degree from the Rutgers University Law School, Newark.
He practices law in the Town of Harrison
, is a member of the Hudson County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association and has been past president of the West Hudson Bar Association. Cifelli served as Public Defender and as Municipal Prosecutor in the Town of Kearny. He also served as a member of the West Hudson Hospital Board of Governors for the past 10 years, in part as Chairman of the Board.
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 9 includes the Borough of East Newark
East Newark, New Jersey
East Newark is a borough in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,406. The borough is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
, the town of Harrison
Harrison, New Jersey
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
, the Town of Kearny
Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
and part of the Town of Secaucus
Secaucus, New Jersey
Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 16,264. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and...
.
Cifelli was re-elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders on November 8, 2005, and was sworn in on January 1, 2006 for another three-year term of office that expires on December 31, 2008.
On the 2006 Board, Freeholder Cifelli serves as Chairman of the Contract Review Committee, Chairman of the Ethics Committee and as Liaison to the Hudson County Improvement Authority. He also serves on the following committees: County Government, Oversight and Policy Review; Personnel; Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs; and Transportation.
Cifelli received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Rutgers-Newark
Rutgers-Newark
Rutgers University in Newark is one of three campuses of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the eighth oldest college in the United States and a member of the Association of American Universities...
, graduating magna cum laude, and was awarded a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree from the Rutgers University Law School, Newark.
He practices law in the Town of Harrison
Harrison, New Jersey
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
, is a member of the Hudson County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association and has been past president of the West Hudson Bar Association. Cifelli served as Public Defender and as Municipal Prosecutor in the Town of Kearny. He also served as a member of the West Hudson Hospital Board of Governors for the past 10 years, in part as Chairman of the Board.