▁municipal ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁La ure l ▁Spr ings ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁passing ▁the ▁bar . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Cam den ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁chosen ▁free hold ers , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁as ▁Free holder ▁Director . ▁ ▁Sh usted ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁together ▁with ▁Republican ▁running ▁mate ▁James ▁M . ▁Turner ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly ▁to ▁represent ▁Legisl ative ▁District ▁ 3 B , ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁pairs ▁of ▁represent atives ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Legisl ative ▁District , ▁which ▁was ▁further ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁Assembly ▁districts ▁( D istrict s ▁ 3 A , ▁ 3 B , ▁ 3 C , ▁and ▁ 3 D ); ▁District ▁ 3 B ▁included ▁port ions ▁of ▁both ▁Cam den ▁County ▁and ▁Gl ouc ester ▁County . ▁ ▁Sh usted ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁by ▁Assembly ▁Spe aker ▁Barry ▁T . ▁Parker ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁seat ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁James ▁T . ▁Dow d ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Commission ▁of ▁Investig ation , ▁an ▁independent ▁government al ▁fact - find ing ▁ag ency ▁responsible ▁for ▁ident ifying ▁and ▁investig ating ▁organized ▁crime , ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁waste , ▁fra ud ▁and ▁ab use ▁in ▁government , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁county ▁pro sec utor ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁a ▁full -