Gurbir Grewal
Gurbir Grewal was the 61st attorney general of New Jersey. He was nominated to the position on December 12, 2017, by then-Governor-elect Phil Murphy (D), and was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate with a vote of 29-0 on January 16, 2018. Grewal's confirmation made him the first Sikh to hold the office of attorney general in the United States.[1][2] He succeeded Christopher Porrino, who served as a nonpartisan attorney general from 2016 to 2018.
On June 29, 2021, Grewal announced that he would be joining the Securities and Exchange Commission as director of enforcement effective July 26.[3] He resigned from his position as attorney general on July 16, 2021.[4]
Biography
Grewal previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for New Jersey and as a prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York. Prior to his nomination to serve as the attorney general of New Jersey, Grewal worked as a prosecutor in Bergen County, New Jersey.[1]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, Georgetown University
- J.D., College of William & Mary[1]
Political career
New Jersey Attorney General (2018-2021)
Grewal was nominated to serve as the New Jersey attorney general on December 12, 2017, by then-Governor-elect Phil Murphy. He was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on January 16, 2018.[1][2] On June 29, 2021, Grewal announced that he would be joining the Securities and Exchange Commission as director of enforcement effective July 26.[3] He resigned from his position as attorney general on July 16, 2021.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 NJ.com, "Murphy's N.J. attorney general pick could make American history -- and combat Trump," December 12, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NJ.com, "N.J. gets first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history," January 16, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Jersey Globe, "Grewal resigning to join SEC," June 29, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Jersey OAG, "Attorney General Grewal Farewell Message," July 16, 2021
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New Jersey Attorney General 2018-2021 |
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