Peter C. Harvey

Peter C. Harvey
54th New Jersey Attorney General
In office June 16, 2003 – January 30, 2006
Governor	Jim McGreevey Richard Codey
Preceded by	David Samson
Succeeded by	Zulima Farber
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Morgan State University (B.A.) Columbia Law School (J.D.)
Profession	Lawyer

Peter C. Harvey was 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. Harvey served until 2006, when he was succeeded by Zulima Farber. Following his resignation as Attorney General, he became a Partner in the New York City law office of Patterson, Belknap, Webb, and Tyler.

On January 17, 2002, then-Attorney General David Samson appointed Harvey to serve as first assistant attorney general and director of the Division of Criminal Justice, where he served prior to his appointment as Attorney General.

Harvey received his J.D. degree in 1982 from Columbia Law School. He received a B.A. in political science from Morgan State University in 1979.

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