ന്യു ജെഴ്‌സി സ്റ്റേറ്റ് അറ്റോര്‍ണി ജനറലായി ബെര്‍ഗന്‍ കൗണ്ടി പ്രോസിക്യൂട്ടര്‍ ഗുര്‍ബിര്‍ ഗ്രേവാള്‍
ഇതിനു മുന്‍പ് കമലാ ഹാരിസ് കാലിഫൊര്‍ണിയയില്‍ അറ്റോര്‍ണി ജനറലായിരുന്നു. തെരെഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിലൂടെയണ് അവര്‍ വിജയിച്ചത്.
റിപ്പബ്ലിക്കനായ ഗവര്‍ണര്‍ ക്രിസ് ക്രിസ്റ്റി ആണു ഗ്രേവാളിനെ നിയമിച്ചത്. ഏറെ എതിര്‍പ്പുകള്‍ക്കു ശേഷമായിരുന്നു അത്. ഇപ്പോള്‍ ഡെമോക്രാറ്റായ മര്‍ഫിയും ഗ്രേവാളിനു സ്ഥാനക്കയറ്റം നല്‍കുന്നത് ഏറെ പ്രതീക്ഷ നല്‍കുന്നു. അമേരിക്കയില്‍ ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതല്‍ ഇന്ത്യാക്കാരുള്ള സ്റ്റേറ്റുകളിലൊന്നാണു ന്യു ജെഴ്‌സി.
ഗ്രേവാളിന്റെ നിയമനത്തെ നിയുക്ത സ്റ്റേറ്റ് സെനറ്റര്‍ വിന്‍ ഗോപാല്‍ ചരിത്രപരമെന്നു വിശേഷിപ്പിച്ചു. നിയമനത്തിനു സെനറ്റിന്റെ അംഗീകാരം ആവശ്യമുണ്ട്.
Gurbir Grewal as the state's next attorney general, NJ Advance Media has learned.
Grewal would be the state's first Sikh attorney general.
Murphy plans to announce his appointment at 11 a.m. in Trenton, according to three sources with knowledge of his decision. The sources were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter prior to the press conference and requested anonymity.
Grewal was nominated to serve as Bergen County prosecutor in 2013 by Gov. Chris Christie. At the time, Christie praised Grewal's experience as a federal prosecutor and his diverse background. Grewal was the county's acting prosecutor since 2010.
Prior to being Bergen County's top law enforcement officer, he worked as the former chief of the Economic Crimes Unit at the U.S. Attorney's Office under former federal prosecutor Paul Fishman.
He's a past president of the South Asian Bar Association of New York and a member of the New Jersey Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association.
Grewal's nomination will be Murphy's second announcement on who will staff his administration when he takes office on Jan. 16. Murphy previously announced his running mate, former state Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, D-Essex, will serve as commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs as well as lieutenant governor.
SENATOR-ELECT GOPAL HAILS ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTMENT OF PROSECUTOR GURBIR GREWAL AS ‘HISTORIC’ MOMENT FOR STATE OF NEW JERSEY Gopal: "Grewal eminently qualified and historical appointment"
OCEAN TWP -- Following an announcement from Governor-Elect Phil Murphy that he intends to appoint Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal as New Jersey Attorney General, Senator-Elect Vin Gopal hailed the news as an historic moment for the State of New Jersey. Gopal, the first South Asian to win election to the history of the New Jersey State Senate, commended the appointment of Grewal, who will become New Jersey’s first South-Asian attorney general. Grewal has served as Bergen County prosecutor since 2013 and prior to that spent several years as an Assistant US Attorney for the District of New Jersey where he won wide praise and support for his work.
“This is an historic moment for the State of New Jersey. I want to commend the Governor-Elect for nominating someone who is not only eminently qualified, but who will bring a perspective to the office that is diverse and long-overdue,” said Gopal, “I look forward to working alongside Gurbir Grewal, and I have every confidence that he will serve the people of New Jersey well.”
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