Joseph A. Maressa

Joseph A. Maressa, Sr. (October 17, 1923 – October 30, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician.

From Camden, New Jersey, Maressa graduated from Camden High School in 1942. He then served in the United States Navy during World War II and was commissioned a lieutenant. He received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Temple University in 1947. Maressa then as a trooper for the New Jersey State Police. In 1952, Maressa received his law degree from Rutgers School of Law–Camden and then practiced law in Berlin, New York. He served in the New Jersey State Senate in 1972, 1974, and 1978 and was a Democrat. Maressa died at a hospital in Berlin, New Jersey.