John Harry Stamler (December 3, 1938 – March 25, 1990) was the Union County, New Jersey, prosecutor from 1977 until his death.
His father was prominent as a racket-busting prosecutor in the 1940s and 1950s, and later served in the New Jersey Senate and as a Union County Court Judge.
Governor Brendan Byrne, a Democrat, appointed Stamler to serve as the Union County Prosecutor in 1977.
[5][6] The New Jersey County Prosecutor's Association honors Stamler's memory with the John H. Stamler Scholarship, which provides assistance to sworn law enforcement officers "seeking educational advancement on a college or graduate level to improve his or her skills as a law enforcement officer.
Stephen Stamler, a Detective Sergeant with the Berkeley Heights Police Department, died of a heart attack in 2009 at the age of 44.
Richard Stamler of the Union County Prosecutor's Office, received a heart transplant.