Andrew Bruck

Andrew Bruck
Acting Attorney General of New Jersey
In office July 17, 2021 – February 14, 2022
Governor	Phil Murphy
Preceded by	Gurbir Grewal
Succeeded by	Matt Platkin (acting)
Personal details
Born	1983 or 1984 (age 40–41)
Political party	Democratic
Education	Princeton University (BA) Stanford University (JD)

Andrew Bruck (1982/1983)[1] was the Acting Attorney General of New Jersey. He took office on July 17, 2021, after being appointed by Governor Phil Murphy.[2][3][4][5] Effective February 14, 2022 Bruck was replaced as Acting Attorney General by Matt Platkin, whose nomination as Attorney General is pending before the New Jersey State Senate following Platkin's appointment by Murphy on February 3, 2022.[6]

Bruck was a federal prosecutor before joining the office of then-newly installed Attorney General Gurbir Grewal in January 2018 as Executive Assistant Attorney General. Bruck was subsequently promoted to First Assistant Attorney General. Grewal resigned effective July 16, 2021 to take a position with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bruck is openly gay and resides with his husband and their infant daughter.

References

1. Wildstein, David (January 12, 2022). "Murphy Still Mulling Attorney General Nominee after Considering 8 Candidates". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
2. "Acting AG Bruck Announces Leadership Team". Insider NJ. July 19, 2021.
3. Assunção, Muri (July 2021). "Andrew Bruck makes history as New Jersey's first openly gay attorney general". nydailynews.com.
4. "Meet Acting Attorney General Bruck".
5. "For attorney general, let Andrew Bruck keep up the good work | Moran". 25 January 2022.
6. "Murphy Taps Matt Platkin for State Attorney General". 3 February 2022.

Legal offices
Preceded by Gurbir Grewal	Attorney General of New Jersey Acting 2021–2022	Succeeded by Matt Platkin Acting