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Michael B. Mukasey

Michael Mukasey
Michael Mukasey, official AG photo portrait, 2007.jpg
81st United States Attorney General
In office
November 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Alberto Gonzales
Succeeded by Eric Holder
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
March 12, 2000 – August 1, 2006
Preceded by Thomas Griesa
Succeeded by Kimba Wood
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
November 9, 1987 – September 9, 2006
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Abraham Sofaer
Succeeded by Richard Sullivan
Personal details
Born Michael Bernard Mukasey
(1941-07-28) July 28, 1941 (age 75)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Susan Bernstock
Children Marc
Jessica
Alma mater Columbia University (B.A.)
Yale Law School (J.D.)
Religion Modern Orthodox Judaism

Michael Bernard Mukasey (/mjuːˈkzi/; born July 28, 1941) is a lawyer and former federal judge who served as the 81st Attorney General of the United States. He was appointed as Attorney General by President George W. Bush following the resignation of Alberto Gonzales. Mukasey also served for 18 years as a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, six of those years as Chief Judge. He is the recipient of several awards, most notably the Learned Hand Medal of the Federal Bar Council. Mukasey was the second Jewish U.S. Attorney General. Mukasey is currently a partner at the international law firm Debevoise & Plimpton.

Mukasey was born in 1941 in the Bronx. His father was born near Baranavichy in Belarus (then in Russian Empire) and emigrated to the U.S. in 1921.

Mukasey graduated in 1959 from the Ramaz School, an independent (formerly boys' and now co-educational) Modern Orthodox Jewish prep school in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. His wife, Susan, was later a teacher and headmistress of the lower school at Ramaz, and both of their children (Marc and Jessica) attended the school.


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