Gurbir Grewal confirmed unanimously; Sworn in as NJ Attorney General

The New Jersey State Senate approved Gurbir Grewal’s nomination by Gov. Phil Murphy as attorney general unanimously with vote of 29-0.

Grewal, 44, former Bergen County Prosecutor became the nation's first Sikh state attorney general after swearing in a private ceremony, according to nj.com

‘I never imagined that my life's journey could bring me here today,’ Grewal said during his confirmation hearing.

Grewal, a registered Democrat, was made Bergen County's top law enforcement official by Republican Gov. Chris Christie in 2016. Before that, he worked as chief of the economic crimes unit at the US Attorney's Office under former federal prosecutor Paul Fishman.

Grewal told lawmakers he would continue stop the opioid crisis and improve relationships between police and the communities they serve.

He also promised to aggressively pursue environmental and consumer protection cases.

Murphy, a Democrat, said earlier that he wanted an attorney general who would grapple with President Donald Trump's administration.

At his hearing Tuesday, Grewal was praised by lawmakers of both parties, including state Sen. Gerald Cardinale, a Republican from the prosecutor's home county of Bergen, who called him an independent thinker, the report said.
‘I have every confidence that you're going to advise this governor of what he can do, what he can't do and, maybe, what he should not do,’ Cardinale said.