George Francis Kugler Jr. (March 26, 1925 – August 1, 2004) was an American lawyer who served as New Jersey Attorney General from 1970 to 1974.
He enlisted in the United States Navy after graduation, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II.
[1] Kugler worked for many years as a civil trial attorney with the Camden law firm Brown, Connery, Kulp, & Wille.
He is credited with professionalizing the Attorney General's office, transforming it into a nonpolitical prosecutorial agency.
[2] Kugler returned to private practice, working as civil litigator with the Haddonfield firm of Archer & Greiner.