Michael Mukasey
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| 81st United States Attorney General | |
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In office November 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009 |
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| 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 | |
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In office March 12, 2000 – August 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Griesa |
| Succeeded by | Kimba Wood |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office November 9, 1987 – September 9, 2006 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Abraham Sofaer |
| Succeeded by | Richard Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
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Michael Bernard Mukasey July 28, 1941 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 (/mjuːˈkeɪzi/; 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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