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State AGs are elected in 43 states and D.C. In New Jersey, the governor appoints the AG. On December 12, 2017, New Jersey Governor-Elect Phil Murphy (D) named Gurbir Grewal as his selection for AG. He will serve as Acting AG pending confirmation by the New Jersey state Senate.
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In New Jersey, the governor appoints the AG.
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October 31, 2017
Latest Polls for New Jersey Governor
In New Jersey, the Governor appoints the AG. Republican nominee Kim Guadagno (R) and Democrat nominee Phil Murphy (D) will compete in the general election on November 7, 2017. The winner will appoint the next AG.
January 16, 2018
NJ confirms nation’s first Sikh as attorney general: Bergen County’s Gurbir Grewal
Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal became the nation’s first Sikh state attorney general and the first of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet officers to take office after winning Senate confirmation.
January 11, 2018
AG Porrino Returning to Lowenstein to Head Litigation Practice
Christopher Porrino, a legal adviser to outgoing Gov. Chris Christie in three different positions over the course of the administration, is returning to Lowenstein Sandler as partner and chairman of the litigation department.
December 26, 2017
Grewal is history-making Sikh, but also a successful prosecutor
After two years on the job as Bergen County prosecutor, Gurbir Grewal wasn’t expecting to suddenly detour from his current career path into the incoming administration of Gov.-elect Phil Murphy. Grewal recently spoke with ROI-NJ about the role.
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