Dominick “Nick” DiRocco is currently serving his third, three-year term on the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners and was selected by his colleagues to serve as Deputy Director of the Board for 2026.
Prior to joining the Commissioner Board, Commissioner DiRocco served on the Wall Township Committee from 2014 through 2019 and served as Mayor of Wall in 2017. He is also active in civic and community affairs at the State and local levels and currently serves as a Commissioner of the New Jersey Local Finance Board and as an Executive Board member for the NJ Association of Counties. He is also a member of the boards of directors of the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce and the Jersey Shore Partnership. He previously served as Chairman of the NJ State Capitol Joint Management Commission and Chairman of the NJ State House Commission, as well as Chairman of the Wall Township Planning Board.
An attorney, Commissioner DiRocco has worked in several public and private sector legal positions during his career and presently works for a leading New Jersey energy company. Previously, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Chris Christie where he assisted in the planning, coordination, and implementation of the Governor's public policy agenda, and also held the position of Senior Counsel to the Governor where he provided legal advice on a wide array of matters including pending legislation, litigation, federal and state statutory responsibilities, and the development of administrative regulations and executive orders.
He briefly left the Governor's Office in June of 2013 when he was appointed Counsel to United States Senator Jeffrey S. Chiesa, where he served until the expiration of the Senator’s term. After beginning his career as a law clerk to Superior Court Judge Harriet Derman, Commissioner DiRocco was appointed as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey where he handled a variety of civil and criminal issues.
Commissioner DiRocco earned his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law after graduating from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He resides with his wife Keri and their three daughters in Wall Township, NJ.
In his role on the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners, DiRocco is the liaison to the Monmouth County Clerk, County Administration, Department of Finance, Board of Taxation, Division of Weights and Measures, the Fire Marshal and Fire Academy, Human Resources, Information Technology, Insurance and Risk Management, the Vocational School District, and the Office of the Medical Examiner.
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