Ex-prosecutor becomes NJ’s new lieutenant governor

Shirley Emehelu, a former prosecutor who worked with the governor in the New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office, was sworn in as lieutenant governor on Monday.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 443

Last Updated: 5 hours, 3 minutes ago

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Shirley Emehelu, a former state and federal prosecutor and a longtime friend of Gov. Mikie Sherrill, was sworn in as the state’s new lieutenant governor Monday.

The appointment, which the state constitution empowers Sherrill to make unilaterally, fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Dale Caldwell, who stepped down in September after internal investigators said he had violated state ethics rules and made inappropriate sexual comments. Sherrill had already tapped Emehelu …

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