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Jay Sekulow speaking in 2011
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Born |
Jay Alan Sekulow June 10, 1956 Brooklyn, New York |
Education | B.A. Mercer University (law) J.D. Mercer University (law) PhD Regent University (legal history) |
Occupation | Civil Attorney (ACLJ) |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse(s) | Pamela McPherson (1978–present) |
Children | Logan and Jordan Sekulow |
Jay Alan Sekulow (born June 10, 1956) is an American attorney and Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ). He also hosts a talk show, which airs on radio and television. Sekulow is a frequent guest commentator on the Christian Broadcasting Network and the Fox News Channel.
As a young lawyer, Sekulow worked in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service as a tax trial attorney, bringing lawsuits in the United States Tax Court on behalf of the United States Department of Treasury. In 1992, Sekulow became the director of ACLJ where he serves as Chief Counsel.
In addition to his duties as Chief Counsel for the ACLJ, Sekulow hosts Jay Sekulow Live!, a syndicated daily radio program broadcast on terrestrial radio, as well as XM and Sirius satellite radios. This live call-in program focuses on legal and legislative topics. Sekulow is the host of ACLJ This Week, a weekly television news program broadcast on Trinity Broadcasting Network and Daystar.
Sekulow is thought by some in Washington to have been one of the "Four Horsemen" who "engineered" the nomination of Chief Justice John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court. In 2007, Sekulow endorsed Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. He has opposed the building of Park51, an Islamic center near the site of the World Trade Center.