Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri announced his retirement Wednesday from an office he served for over 27 years.
Onofri told his staff Wednesday he would retire on Aug. 1. He informed the governor of his decision via a letter on Monday.
“It’s been a great career these 27 years,” Onofri told NJ Advance Media in a phone call late Wednesday. “I could not have asked for any better prosecutor’s office staff than the one we have in Mercer County.”
Onofri joined the office in May 1998 and served in several capacities before former Prosecutor Joseph L. Bocchini Jr. named him first assistant in 2012.
He was named acting prosecutor in March 2015 following Bocchini’s retirement. Gov. Chris Christie named him to the top post later that year and he was officially sworn in as the county’s top law enforcement officer in January 2016 during a ceremony at his alma mater, Steinert High School in Hamilton.
Prosecutors serve a five-year term and are nominated by the governor. Onofri has been serving in a holdover capacity since early 2021. Gov. Phil Murphy’s office has made no statements on who might succeed Onofri.
Jennifer Downing-Mathis currently serves as Onofri’s first assistant prosecutor.
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