Electure:
Good things about NJ??? Oh...you said NJ AHJ's! Thanks.
EV:
Yes, 3rd party inspectors are still around, in all trades. The Twp I work for just entered a 3rd party contract for Plumbing AHJ's. We had one resign, and the other one passed away....Twp fathers decided on 3rd party instead of Twp employee.
If you haven;t been working here since '80's...there have been changes, most for the better IMHO.
As a side note..multi-trade lic. inspectors are very much in demand around here. Seems like most job offerings say "multiple lic. are a plus"\