Joseph W. Oxley (born June 1958) is an American Republican Party politician who served as

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from 1996 to 2007, and chaired the Monmouth County Republican Committee from June 2008 to June 2012. Oxley was nominated to the

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by Governor

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on May 14, 2012. Oxley's nomination was confirmed by the senate on February 7, 2013.

Biography

Oxley grew up in

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. He earned a

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degree from the

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in 1980 and was awarded his

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in 1983 from the

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. Prior to serving as sheriff, he served on the Middletown Township Committee, and as

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and Mayor of Middletown Township, New Jersey. He also served as an assistant prosecutor in the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. After defeating incumbent William M. Lanzaro in the 1995 Republican primary, Oxley was elected sheriff of Monmouth County in the

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that year. As sheriff, he was responsible for managing a staff of nearly 700 that includes operation of a 1,328-bed maximum security prison, a

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and a police communications and 9-1-1 emergency dispatch system. In 2006, he received the Ferris E. Lucas Sheriff of the Year Award. In 2007, Oxley, a full-time sheriff, announced that he would not seek reelection and would return to the private practice of law. He joined the Scarinci Hollenbeck Law Firm as a partner. He serves as an

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Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its university charter, c ...

. On June 10, 2008, Oxley was elected to a two-year term as Chairman of the Monmouth County Republican Committee by unanimous vote of its membership. Oxley served two terms and did not run for reelection as Chairman in June 2012. Oxley's successor was

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. On February 7, 2013 Oxley's nomination to the NJ Superior Court was confirmed by the NJ State Senate. Pursuant to the General Assignment Order of July 1, 2013, Judge Oxley is assigned to the Law Division, Criminal Part, of the Vicinage of Monmouth, sitting in Freehold, NJ.NJ Courts
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References

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