Peter C. Harvey is an attorney who became the first African American to serve as New Jersey Attorney General. Harvey was appointed by New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey as acting attorney general on February 15, 2003, and was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as attorney general on June 16, 2003.
Peter C. Harvey was appointed by Governor Jim McGreevey as acting Attorney General of New Jersey on February 15, 2003, and later confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as Attorney General on June 16, 2003.