Deborah Gramiccioni
Deborah Gramiccioni | |
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| Born | Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, judge |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Known for | Deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; judicial position in Ocean County Family Court; service in Chris Christie's administration |
Deborah Gramiccioni is an attorney based in New Jersey who has occupied significant positions within Governor Chris Christie's administration, notably serving as the deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Presently, she holds a judicial position in the Ocean County Family Court.
Background
Raised in Livingston, New Jersey, Gramiccioni completed her secondary education at Livingston High School and pursued higher studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a member of the board for the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. In 2005, she married Christopher Gramiccioni, who has been the Monmouth County Prosecutor since 2014. The couple resides in Wall Township. Additionally, she set records as a goalkeeper while playing for the UPenn women's soccer team.
Legal career
Gramiccioni's professional experience includes serving as a special assistant to the New Jersey Attorney General and working within the office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey during Chris Christie's tenure.
Service under Christie
After Governor Christie's election, she was appointed as director of the Authorities Unit and subsequently took charge of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.
Port Authority tenure
In December 2013, following the departure of Bill Baroni, Governor Chris Christie selected Gramiccioni to be the deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Her responsibilities included managing critical operations amid a difficult phase for the agency.
Judicial appointment nominations
Governor Christie put forward Gramiccioni's nomination for a Superior Court seat in Mercer County in May 2016; however, no confirmation hearing took place. Later that year, in October 2016, she was nominated to fill a judicial vacancy in Ocean County.