Zulima Farber was born on 1944 and is the former Attorney General of New Jersey and the first Latina to serve as Acting Governor of New Jersey.
16 Facts About Zulima Farber
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Zulima Farber was appointed Attorney General in 2006 by Governor Jon Corzine and resigned on August 31,2006.
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Zulima Farber was succeeded by First Assistant Attorney General Anne Milgram on an interim basis until Stuart Rabner took office on September 26,2006.
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Zulima Farber fled Cuba with her siblings at age 16 following the takeover by Fidel Castro.
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Zulima Farber served as New Jersey Public Advocate from 1992 to 1994, and was the last public advocate to serve in the position before former Gov.
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In 2003, Zulima Farber was considered for a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court by former Gov.
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Zulima Farber claimed she received no notice of a hearing and paid a fine to resolve the matter.
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Zulima Farber apologized for her driving history but offered no specifics.
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Cardinale, one of two Republicans to oppose Zulima Farber's nomination, said that he was concerned about the state appointing someone who had been repeatedly accused of breaking traffic laws as its top law enforcement official.
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In reply to questions about legal matters, Zulima Farber said she opposed the use of deadly force to protect property and the use of mandatory minimum sentences, which she said takes away discretion from judges.
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Zulima Farber promised to vigorously pursue allegations of public corruption.
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On February 2,2006, Zulima Farber became the first Latina to serve as Acting Governor of New Jersey.
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Williams' report, released on August 15,2006, concluded that Zulima Farber violated the state's code of ethics but did not commit a crime when she showed up at the scene of her boyfriend's traffic stop in May 2006.
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Zulima Farber was found not to have requested special favors from any officer or ticket fixing, nor any "fixing" or inappropriate favors from the Motor Vehicle Commission in regard to the restoration of her boyfriend's driving privileges.
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Motor vehicle records show that Zulima Farber had at least 12 speeding tickets, four bench warrants issued for her arrest and three license suspensions.
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Zulima Farber has since joined Issues Management, a Princeton-based lobbying firm affiliated with the law firm Lowenstein Sandler.