She was nominated by Governor Phil Murphy to the position on December 13, 2021 and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on January 10, 2022.
Prior being appointed to the bench, Grifa was an attorney in private practice and a partner at Archer & Greiner, PC.
Grifa served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in 2010 to 2012 during the governorship of Chris Christie.
[5][6] Grifa was appointed by the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court to the Committee for Women and the Courts and the State Domestic Violence Working Group as District V-A Attorney Ethics Committee, on which served a four-year term from 2008 to 2012.
[5][6] Grifa served in Governor Chris Christie's Cabinet as the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs from 2010 until her resignation on January 2, 2012.