Early Life
Florio was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was a Protestant of Scottish, Irish, and German descent. In Brooklyn, he attended Erasmus Hall High School. He attended Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) and received a law degree from Rutgers School of Law-Camden (1967). He was an amateur boxer. He served as an enlisted man in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1958, and afterwards was a reservist until 1975 eventually achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
After being admitted to the bar, Florio became the assistant city attorney for the City of Camden, a position he would hold until 1971. Florio would also be the borough solicitor for the New Jersey towns of Runnemede, Woodlynne, and Somerdale from 1969 until 1974.
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