Gurbir S Grewal, a Democratic county prosecutor in New Jersey state, will make history as the first Indian American Sikh to hold the position of attorney general in the US if his nomination is confirmed.
“New Jersey needs an attorney general with a steel backbone, one that
will stand up for New Jersey against everything coming our way from
Washington,” Phil Murphy, the governor-elect of New Jersey said.
As Murphy said in a tweet, “If confirmed, he will be the first Sikh-American attorney general in American history.”
His appointment is more than a landmark for him personally and the community of an estimated 500,000 people. Grewal said in a news conference, “I wanted to give back to a country that has given us and other immigrant families like us so much."
Grewal was twice appointed prosecutor of Bergen county by outgoing governor Chris Christie, a Republican. Grewal didn’t get a confirmation hearing the first time, but went through on the next attempt.