State A.G.'s office in good hands

The state's new attorney general, Anne Milgram, spent about 90 minutes with our editorial board today, discussing a variety of statewide and regional concerns. It was my first opportunity to meet with Milgram, who replaced Stuart Rabner in June.
Two thoughts came to mind early in the discussion: How could Corzine ever have chosen Zulima Farber over Milgram, or Rabner, for the job? And state law enforcement is in good hands with Milgram and U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie.
Milgram is bright, articulate and personable. She has made a number of personnel and structural changes that should make the A.G.'s Office, which has 10 divisions and 9,600 employees, far more effective. She identified fighting public corruption and gangs as top priorities. She has tripled the number of investigators in the state's public corruption unit, and is making getting guns off the street a major initiative.
Hopefully, Milgram will help make us forget the disgraceful reigns of Farber and Peter C. Harvey.