ABOVE: Andrew Bruck, photo via Twitter.
New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Phil Murphy has announced that he has selected Andrew Bruck, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, to replace outgoing Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
Bruck, who also served at the U.S. Justice Department under former United States Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates as the Senior Counsel, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Acting Chief of Staff, has most recently served as First Assistant Attorney General with New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, and is the first LGBTQ+ New Jersey resident to serve as Attorney General.
Before joining the Department of Justice, Bruck worked as a litigation associate in the New York office of Davis Polk & Wardwell and clerked for Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Stanford Law School, Insider NJ reported.
In a tweet Governor Murphy congratulated Grewal, who leaves to head of the enforcement division of the United States the Securities and Exchange Commission, and added “I’m pleased to announce that First Assistant Attorney General Andrew Bruck will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General.”
For the past three years, @NewJerseyOAG has been an outstanding Attorney General. We wish him the very best as he joins @SEC_Enforcement.
I’m pleased to announce that First Assistant Attorney General Andrew Bruck will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General. pic.twitter.com/bHoVFuUFuX
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) June 30, 2021
Grewal also tweeted his congratulations; “I’m thrilled @govmurphy selected Andrew Bruck to lead for the remainder of my term. He’s worked tirelessly to stand up for the rights of New Jerseyans, helped shape our most important policies & responded to our complex legal challenges. NJ will be well-served by his leadership.”
The New Jersey native grew up in Montclair and Mendham. Bruck currently resides in Trenton with his husband Adam and 8-month-old daughter, Libby.
I'm thrilled @govmurphy selected Andrew Bruck to lead for the remainder of my term. He's worked tirelessly to stand up for the rights of New Jerseyans, helped shape our most important policies & responded to our complex legal challenges. NJ will be well-served by his leadership. https://t.co/Ppolk2WrFP
— Attorney General Matt Platkin (@NewJerseyOAG) June 30, 2021
