N.J. Stat. Ann. § 52:17B-99

There is hereby established in the State Department of Law and Public Safety the Division of Criminal Justice. The division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General and who shall administer the work of the division under the direction and supervision of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall fix the compensation of the director within the limits of available appropriations.