Gurbir Grewal Archives

Bruck names leadership team, directs staff to address issues of racial disparity

July 19, 2021 12:35 pmJuly 19, 2021 4:10 pm

Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck, who assumed his post at midnight on Saturday, has announced the members of his leadership team, including the elevation of Jennifer Davenport to First Assistant Attorney General. Bruck has named Matthew Berns, a former U.S....

Stanfield wants Kuhn to come before Senate

July 8, 2021 6:04 pmJuly 9, 2021 9:48 am

After Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks was forced out of his position over violent cell extractions conducted in the dead of night at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, Victoria Kuhn, his chief of staff, took helm of the agency. But her...

Heading into re-election, nearly a third of Murphy’s cabinet is unconfirmed or departing

July 8, 2021 1:04 pmJuly 17, 2021 6:31 pm

Nearly a third of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet members intend to leave the administration or are in their positions on an acting basis, with some awaiting confirmation and others awaiting the nomination of a permanent agency head. Press play to...

Officials, faith leaders condemn anti-Semitism

July 8, 2021 9:56 am

Top officials in state government and a swath of faith leaders announced the formation of a new group to denounce anti-Semitism Thursday. “In recent weeks, our area has witnessed an alarming rise in antisemitic attacks — physical and verbal, in-person...

Grewal resigning to join SEC

June 29, 2021 1:45 pmJune 29, 2021 9:53 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal will announce his resignation today to take a position with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Grewal will become the Director of Enforcement on July 26. “I’m honored and delighted...

State apologizes for past targeting of gay bars

June 29, 2021 10:39 am

New Jersey has issued a formal apology for the systemic targeting of gay bars by the state attorney general’s office between 1933 and 1967. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal will visit the now-shuttered Paddock Bar in Asbury Park tonight to apologize...

Grewal announces new office tasked with gathering, publishing criminal justice statistics

June 28, 2021 12:02 pm

New Jersey’s top prosecutor is making another play to increase transparency in the criminal justice system. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on Monday announced the launch of the Office of Justice Data, a new officer within the Department of Law &...