W. Hunt Dumont | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office December 1981 – August 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | William W. Robertson (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Greelish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-08-12)August 12, 1941 (age 84) |
| Alma mater | Lafayette College (BA) Seton Hall University (LLB) |
Wayne Hunt Dumont (born August 12, 1941) is an American lawyer and judge who served asUnited States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1981 to 1985.
Dumont was born in 1941, the son of the former Helen S. Williamson andWayne Dumont, Jr. ofPhillipsburg, New Jersey. His father served more than 30 years in theNew Jersey Legislature and was theRepublican candidate forGovernor of New Jersey in 1965.
He received hisB.A. degree fromLafayette College and hisLL.B. fromSeton Hall University School of Law.[1]
He worked in theNewark law firm of Stryker, Tams & Dill, and then was recruited to work for theUnited States Attorney for the District of New Jersey,Frederick B. Lacey, from 1969 to 1971. He worked on official corruption cases that led to the convictions of Newark MayorHugh J. Addonizio andHudson County political bossJohn V. Kenny.[2] He returned to private practice, working as a partner at the Newark law firm of the Robinson, Wayne & Greenberg for ten years.[3]
In October 1981, Dumont was nominated by PresidentRonald Reagan to be U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.[2] He was sworn into office in December 1981, serving until August 1985.[4]
Dumont was later appointed to be a judge on theNew Jersey Superior Court. He was Presiding Judge of the Civil Division in theMorris/Sussex Vicinage and sat inMorristown. In June 2008 he was appointed Acting Assignment Judge for the Morris/Sussex Vicinage.[1]
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| Preceded by | United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey 1981 – 1985 | Succeeded by |