Michael Chertoff

b. 1953 · Elizabeth, NJ

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitJudgeGeorge W. Bush (Republican)Jun 10, 2003Resignation, Feb 15, 2005

Education

  • Harvard College, A.B., 1975
  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1978

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. Murray Gurfein, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1978-1979; Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1979-1980; Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1980-1983, 1994-2001; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1983-1987; First assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1987-1990; U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1990-1994; Special counsel, U.S. Senate Whitewater Committee, 1994-1996; Assistant attorney general, U.S Department of Justice, 2001-2003; Secretary of Homeland Security, 2005-2009

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