Matthew J. Platkin, with Lowenstein Sandler, in Roseland. Courtesy photo Matthew J. Platkin, with Lowenstein Sandler, in Roseland. Courtesy photo

Matthew J. Platkin has been confirmed by the New Jersey Legislature as the state's 62nd Attorney General.

"It is the honor of a lifetime to earn the bipartisan support of the members of the New Jersey Senate and be confirmed as the State's 62nd Attorney General," Platkin said in a statement.