Hudson prosecutor receives two more endorsements for U.S. Attorney Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said the office responded properly to a sex assault claim against a Murphy aide. Jersey Journal file EJAEJA Facebook Share The endorsements for Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez as New Jersey’s No. 1 federal law enforcement officer are piling up. Over the weekend, the Police Chiefs Association of Hudson County and the Latino American Democratic Association (LADA) announced their support for the Bayonne native for U.S. Attorney for New Jersey after Craig Carpenito resigned last month. Suarez, who was a state Superior Court judge before taking over the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in 2015, is one of several people reportedly being considered for the position. Other names often mentioned are Lee Vartan, the son of former Kearny Mayor Leo Vartan, and Henry Klingeman, Jenny Kramer, Phil Sellinger, Jamel Semper and Ricardo Solano Jr.