Stanley Van Ness

Biography

Stanley Carlton Van Ness (February 28, 1933 – September 26, 2007) was an American jurist who worked for a number of state agencies in New Jersey, US. Most notably, he led the New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate as the first Public Advocate in New Jersey and the United States. He was the third African American to reach cabinet-level status in New Jersey. Van Ness was born in Somerville, New Jersey.

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