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DJohn A’mico, Jr.Freeholder in charge ofPlanning, Commerce & EducationPhone 732- 431-7396Susan O’Brien, Confidential AideFREEHOLDER JOHN D’AMICO, a graduate of HarvardCollege and Harvard Law School, began his distinguishedlegal career in Freehold as a judicial law clerk. Earlyin his career he practiced law in Red Bank, after which hebecame vice president and counsel for a major insurancecompany.In the 1970's, John D’Amico was well known throughoutthe state as a rail commuter advocate. He was founder andchairman of the Irate Shore Commuters and ShoreCommuter Coalition, serving on committees concernedwith the improvement of public transportation and spearheadingmany needed reforms.John D’Amico served for two terms as a Councilman inOceanport and two terms as a Monmouth County Freeholder. During his tenure asFreeholder, he founded the Monmouth County Department of Transportation and theOffice of Recycling. Additionally, he initiated Monmouth County’s “Greenbelt” programfor the preservation of open space and the protection of drinking water, and aided theMonmouth County Prosecutor in the creation of the first environment crimes unit inNew Jersey.John D’Amico served in the New Jersey Senate in 1988 and 1989, during which timehe sponsored several key bills on transportation and the environment, including a GreenAcres Bond Act and the Clean Water Enforcement Act.In 1992, he was appointed by the governor as a Judge of the Superior Court of NewJersey, sitting in the Family Part of the Chancery Division and in the Civil Division inMonmouth County. While on the bench, he developed a new, streamlined trial procedurecalled an “Expedited Jury Trial,” which is now in use statewide. He also authored severalpublished opinions and a number of articles on legal subjects.On August 1, 2003, Judge D’Amico was appointed Chairman of the New JerseyState Parole Board, where he reformed the Board’s policies and procedures. He establisheda Community Partnership unit to work with volunteer agencies for the successful integrationof offenders in society.Judge D’Amico retired from the Parole Board in March 2007, and became a consultantto the United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, onparole reform. He was elected to a third term on the Board of Chosen Freeholders inNovember 2007.8 MONMOUTH COUNTY DIRECTORY