Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill Mayer Retires

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer is retiring effective Wednesday, the prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday. Her successor will be named on Wednesday.

The announcement marks the end of a two-year term which saw the prosecutor’s office create the position of Community Engagement Coordinator in order to better engage the community.

“She saw the value in having the community view the office as a partner in safeguarding liberty and justice, and sought to break down the unwarranted stereotype that a prosecutor’s office is a faceless entity that exists only to imprison others,” Acting First Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ellen Murphy said.

Mayer, who was sworn in on Oct. 1, 2019, spearheaded, co-sponsored, and supported numerous drives and events designed to help provide assistance to the community.

“Under her leadership, A/Prosecutor Mayer held numerous educational symposiums and town halls on important topics such as Use of Force and Domestic Violence to provide an opportunity for the public to engage with her and other members of the CCPO,” Murphy said.

Mayer also spearheaded collaborative efforts with local law enforcement at the local, state and federal levels.

“I’ve had an incredibly fulfilling, and meaningful career with the Division of Criminal Justice and these last two plus years with the CCPO have been extraordinary,” Mayer said. “I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to have led the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office through these challenging times and to show our community the depth of our commitment to justice.”

Mayer spent the majority of her 27-year career as a prosecutor with the Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice, beginning in the Casino Prosecutions Bureau in Atlantic City.

She then served 14 years as a Deputy Attorney General in the Gangs, Organized Crime, and Racketeering Bureau. Most of the cases she prosecuted in that role were in Camden County.

Mayer next became Chief of the Specialized Crimes Bureau where she oversaw several units including Bias Crimes, Labor, Atlantic City Violent Crimes Task Force, and Environmental Crimes to name a few.

Her final role with the DCJ was Deputy Director, where she supervised the Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau, the Specialized Crimes Bureau, and the Officer Involved Shooting Response Team.

Mayer’s legal career began as a law clerk in Atlantic County for the Honorable Albert J. Garofolo, Presiding Judge, Superior Court, Criminal Division (ret.). She graduated from Dickinson College with a B.A. in Political Science. She earned her law degree from Widener University School of Law, Delaware Campus.

Mayer is a 2019 recipient of the Attorney General’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to DCJ during her career.