Joseph James Maraziti (June 15, 1912 – May 20, 1991) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from New Jersey.

Joseph James Maraziti was born on June 15, 1912, in Boonton, New Jersey.

[1][3][4] In 1931, Maraziti served in the Citizens Military Training Corps as an infantry and judge advocate.

He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1938 and commenced a legal practice in Boonton.

[1] In 1974, Maraziti was one of the 38 United States House Committee on the Judiciary members who considered articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal, consistently voting with the one-third Republican bloc against impeachment.

They had two sons and five daughters, Joseph Jr., Charles A., Mary Ellen, Margaret, Maria, Catherine and Eileen.

[4] Following a stroke, Maraziti died on May 20, 1991, at St. Clares-Riverside Medical Center in Denville Township.