Exhibit 31.1





CERTIFICATIONS





I, Bernard J. Jacob certify that:





1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Pruco Life  Insurance Company of New Jersey;





2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any  untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary  to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this  report;





3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial  information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects  the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant  as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;





4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible  for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined  in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:





| | a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or    caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our    supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,    is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the    period in which this report is being prepared;                                                     
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| | b) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants    disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this  report our conclusions about the    effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the    period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and                                                                                                         
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| | c) | Disclosed in this report any change in the    registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during    the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal    quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is    reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control    over financial reporting; and




5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed,  based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial  reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the  registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent  functions):





| | a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses    in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which    are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record,    process, summarize and report financial information; and
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| | b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves    management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants    internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                                  




Date: February 9, 2006





| | /s/ Bernard J. Jacob   
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| | Bernard    J. Jacob    
| | Chief Executive Officer




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