Raymond Del Tufo Jr. (July 31, 1919 – March 18, 1970) was an American lawyer and judge who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1954 to 1956.

Biography

Del Tufo was born in 1919 in

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, the son of Raymond and Mary Del Tufo. His younger brother, Robert Del Tufo, would later serve as

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. He attended

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, and

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. He served four years in the

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and

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. He was an associate at the law firm of Lum, Fairlie & Foster before being appointed as First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey in 1953. In 1954, President

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appointed him U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He served until 1956, when he resigned after being diagnosed with

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. Del Tufo returned to private practice and taught at

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. In 1960, he was appointed to be a judge on the Essex County District Court. He served until his death in 1970 at the age of 50 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in

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. His widow, Elizabeth Del Tufo, is a local historian who served as the chair of the Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission from 1990 to 2006. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by

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in 2008.

References

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