Gurbir Grewal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gurbir Grewal
Occupation	Attorney General
Date Of Birth	Jun 23, 1973(1973-06-23)
Age	51
Birthplace	Jersey City
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Gemini

Gurbir Grewal Biography

Gurbir Grewal is one of the most popular and richest Attorney General who was born on June 23, 1973 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Gurbir Singh Grewal (/”‘ g e:r b “g r eI” w L (born June 23 1973) is an American attorney and prosecutor. He has served as the 60th Attorney General of New Jersey since the state of New Jersey since 2018. Nominated by the Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy, his confirmation was approved through his fellow members of the New Jersey Senate in January the 16th of January, 2018. He is the first Sikh American Attorney General of the United States history. Grewal was the former county prosecutor for Bergen County, New Jersey who was appointed in the year 2016. He was one of the very first Sikh American to be named as a county prosecutor throughout the United States.

On the 11th of December, Grewal delivered the latest press conference that outlined the facts that are known about this year’s Jersey City shooting. Grewal condemned the shooting and declared Jersey City as his birthplace and as a symbol for those of diverse nationalities, ethnicities, and faiths.

In June 2019, Gurbir Grewal’s office forced a Bloomfield, Essex County restaurant which had posted a “males only” hiring sign to pay $1,000 and implement an anti-discrimination policy and employee training in a settlement; Grewal stated that gender discrimination would not be tolerated in the overall hiring process. In mid-June, Grewal filed a lawsuit against a Nevada gun dealer for selling high-capacity gun magazines illegally to an undercover agent in New Jersey, despite a prior cease-and-desist order issued to the company barring the marketing, selling, and shipping of high-capacity gun magazines to New Jersey residents.

On May 1, 2019, Gurbir Grewal announced the dismantling of a mafia gambling and loansharking operation and also launched an investigation into prior corporate tax loopholes afforded the by New Jersey’s Development Authority. On May 6, 2019, Grewal filed suit against the Department of Justice to force disclosure of any evidence of influence-peddling upon the Justice Department’s decision to oppose legalized online gambling across the U.S. On May 8, 2019, Grewal indicated that the City of Newark had exceeded its statutory authority by affording civilians subpoena powers over the city’s police department. On May 10, 2019, Grewal joined state attorneys general from across the country in filing a lawsuit against 20 generic pharmaceuticals companies, 11 of which were based in New Jersey, along with several individuals, accusing them of collusion and price-fixing. On May 14, 2019, Grewal announced a lawsuit against several large chemical companies, accusing them of selling toxic firefighting foam for decades while knowing the health risks they posed to the public and to the environment.

“We put in all these bulbs with tulips during autumn and in November. Then we can put in the money the amount of which I invest is around a million dollars” Jansen said in an interview with NJ.com.

Gurbir Grewal Net Worth

Gurbir Grewal is one of the richest Attorney General from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gurbir Grewal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Grewal was born to Sikh Indian immigrants to the United States. Grewal was raised within Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey and graduated from West Essex High School. Grewal was a student at Bates College for three years before moving to the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service during his senior year. He earned his B.S.F.S. degree in the year 1995. He earned his J.D. qualification at William & Mary Law School and graduated in 1999. He was President of the South Asian Bar Association of New York as well as a participant in the New Jersey Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association.

Prior to being Bergen County’s most senior police official, Gurbir Grewal served as the head officer of the Economic Crimes Unit at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey under former federal prosecutor Paul Fishman. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appointed Grewal to head the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office in 2013 but Grewal wasn’t scheduled to attend an New Jersey Senate confirmation hearing at the time. Grewal has been confirmed by the State Senate when tapped by Christie the second time in January 2016 as the acting prosecutor. Grewal was finally confirmed as the prosecutor on November 16, 2016. In his current position, Grewal has concentrated on fighting the opioid crisis and white-collar crime, as well as strengthening relations between communities and police. In July 2017, as Bergen County prosecutor, Grewal directed that the Mahwah, New Jersey police department to not prohibit residents from New Jersey who use Mahwah parks, citing his concerns that such a ban could trigger discrimination against Jews of different religions. Orthodox Jews visiting from neighboring Rockland County, New York. On July 26, 2018 two WKXW hosts of radio shows were suspended after declaring Grewal “turban man” on the air. In September of this year, the then- Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino resigned under public pressure from the government after secretly recorded comments were released that criticize Grewal’s choice of a turban and making derogatory remarks regarding other categories of people.

On August 6, 2019, Gurbir Grewal announced the creation of the first U.S. statewide program to support the mental health of police officers. The goal of the program would be to train officers in emotional resiliency and to help destigmatize mental health issues. On August 8, Grewal announced the dismantling of two major drug- and gun-trafficking criminal organizations, accompanied by the arrests of 28 individuals and the seizure of significant amounts of narcotics, ammunition, and cash.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gurbir Grewal Dating?

According to our records, Gurbir Grewal married to Amrit Grewal. As of December 1, 2023, Gurbir Grewal’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Gurbir Ranked on the list of most popular Attorney General. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gurbir Grewal celebrates birthday on June 23 of every year.

What happened to Gurbir Grewal?

It was announced Grewal would resign as attorney general to become director of the Enforcement Division at the Securities and Exchange Commission. His resignation as attorney general was effective July 16, 2021.

Who appointed Gurbir Grewal?

Gurbir Grewal was the 61st attorney general of New Jersey. He was nominated to the position on December 12, 2017, by then-Governor-elect Phil Murphy (D), and was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate with a vote of 29-0 on January 16, 2018.

Why did NJ AG resign?

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal will resign from his post in order to join the Securities and Exchange Commission as its Director of the Division of Enforcement , officials announced Tuesday. Grewal will start his new SEC position effective July 26.

Who is head of Enforcement at the Sec?

On October 13, 2021, Gurbir Grewal , the SEC’s new Director of Enforcement, announced in a speech that he intends to recommend “aggressive” use of available remedies in enforcement actions, including requiring admissions of wrongdoing in certain cases.

Who is the deputy attorney general of New Jersey?

Abiola Miles – Deputy Attorney General – New Jersey Office of the Attorney General – Division of Law | LinkedIn.