Ralph J. Marra Jr.

Ralph J. Marra Jr.
U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (acting)
In office December 1, 2008 – October 14, 2009
Preceded by	Christopher J. Christie
Succeeded by	Paul J. Fishman
Personal details
Born	c. 1953 (age 63–64) Hoboken, New Jersey
Alma mater	Rutgers University New York University School of Law

Ralph J. Marra Jr. (born c. 1953) is an American lawyer who served as the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He held this position from the resignation of Chris Christie in December 2008 until the appointment of Paul J. Fishman in October 2009. In January 2010, after Christie became Governor of New Jersey, Marra was appointed to a top legal position in the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.

Marra's father was an Italian immigrant who settled in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1930. The family moved to The Borough of Totowa, in Passaic County, New Jersey, and Marra attended Passaic Valley Regional High School, which serviced Little Falls, the Borough of Totowa, and West Paterson (now Woodland Park).

Marra received a B.A. degree from Rutgers University and a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1978.

In 1985, Marra joined the office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey as an assistant U.S. Attorney. He worked in the Special Prosecutions Division, focusing on the investigation and prosecution of public corruption. From 1997 to 2002 he served as senior litigation counsel. Marra prosecuted former Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson and two associates on federal bribery charges. Gibson pleaded guilty to tax fraud in 2002.

In 2002, United States Attorney Christopher J. Christie named Marra as his first assistant. He served as lead attorney in the prosecution of State Senator Wayne R. Bryant on corruption charges. Bryant was convicted on all counts in November 2008.

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