New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has named a Metuchen litigator and municipal court judge as the next acting director of the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Grewal appointed James Graziano of Graziano, Piasecki & Whitelaw in Middlesex, who will begin serving as acting director Nov. 26. Gov. Phil Murphy was expected to formally nominate Graziano to the position, subject to the advice and consent of the state Senate, according to a Nov. 9 announcement.