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Michael Chertoff

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003

Michael Chertoff , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The Senate voted 88–1 on the nomination on Jun 9, 2003 (Nomination Confirmed). Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States secretary of homeland security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed88–1 · Jun 9, 2003

Education

Harvard CollegeA.B., 1975
Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1978

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

Biography

Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States secretary of homeland security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act.

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