By Tamara Kendig
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner today named John “Jack” P. McCarthy III to succeed James R. Rebo as chief information officer for the Judiciary, effective Oct. 22.
As chief information officer, McCarthy will be responsible for all judicial branch information technology staff, infrastructure and operations and will oversee the development of new computer applications, IT security, data networks and strategic planning.
“Jack has extensive IT and managerial experience, and I am confident that he will lead the Judiciary in using cutting edge technologies to improve service to every court user,” said Chief Justice Rabner. “As the Judiciary expands its use of technology to become a fully integrated e-court operation, we will rely heavily on the exceptional level of professionalism and dedication that Jack and his colleagues bring to every project."
McCarthy began his Judiciary career in 1991, when he served in the Essex Vicinage as a program coordinator before moving to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in Trenton as a methods analyst. In 1997, McCarthy moved to the Ocean Vicinage in the position of systems coordinator. In 1999, he was named general operations manager for the vicinage, and in 2000, he was named manager of the Information Technology Division.
In 2006, McCarthy returned to the AOC as information technology security manager. He held this position until 2009, when he was named chief of the Automated Trial Court Support Unit.
A graduate of Rutgers University, McCarthy is a certified public manager and has completed the court executive development program of the National Center for State Court’s Institute for Court Management.
McCarthy said, “I am grateful for this new opportunity and am eager to lead our team of IT professionals, whose track record includes successes such as e-filing through the Judiciary’s Electronic Filing and Imaging System and NJMCDirect, which remains the only statewide system to allow for the online payment of parking and traffic tickets.”
McCarthy, 44, lives in East Brunswick with his wife Kristine, a partner at the CPA firm Harrison McCarthy & Co. Their daughter Shannan is a sophomore at Mother Seton Regional High School, and their son Connor is a senior at East Brunswick High School. McCarthy has spent many years involved in youth sports, serving as the general manager and a coach for the East Brunswick Little League and a coach for the East Brunswick Fast Break Basketball League.

