Mark A. Sullivan (August 11, 1911 – November 9, 2001) was an American judge and sat on the New Jersey Supreme Court for eight years.
[1] During World War II he served in the United States Navy as a combat intelligence officer aboard the escort aircraft carrier U.S.S.
[2] During his eight years on the court he authored many decisions, including the initial reversal of the murder conviction of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
[2] Sullivan, however, continued to serve the judiciary as an adjunct judge in the Superior Court in Monmouth County,[2] and in such high-profile cases as the recount of the gubernatorial election in 1981.
[1][4] Sullivan also accepted a number of administrative assignments for the N.J. Supreme Court, including several years service as the chairmanship of the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct.