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Michael Mukasey

Attorney General · 2007

Michael Mukasey, Attorney General. The Senate voted 53–40 on the nomination on Nov 8, 2007 (Nomination Confirmed). Michael Bernard Mukasey (; born July 28, 1941) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 81st United States attorney general from 2007 to 2009 and as a U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1987 to 2006. Mukasey graduated from Columbia University with a degree in history and received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School.

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Positions

  • Attorney General2007-11-09–2009-01-20

Senate confirmation votes

  • Attorney General
    110th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    53–40 · Nov 8, 2007

Biography

Michael Bernard Mukasey (; born July 28, 1941) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 81st United States attorney general from 2007 to 2009 and as a U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1987 to 2006. Mukasey graduated from Columbia University with a degree in history and received a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School.

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Capitol Receipts, “Michael Mukasey: Attorney General,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ540275/michael-mukasey (accessed 2026-10-14).