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Michael Mukasey

1941 - Today

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Michael Bernard Mukasey (; born July 28, 1941) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 81st Attorney General of the United States 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. He worked in private practice for two decades and spent four years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated Mukasey to a judgeship on the Southern District of New York. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Mukasey is the 44th most popular judge (up from 46th in 2019), the 13,029th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,679th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Judge.

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, Michael Mukasey ranks 44 out of 53. Before him are Peter Tomka, Samuel Chase, Harlan F. Stone, Nii Amaa Ollennu, George Henry Williams, and Neil Gorsuch. After him are George Wythe, Richard Goldstone, Harry Blackmun, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leila Seth, and Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Michael Mukasey ranks 611. Before him are Reg Presley, Bobby Goldsboro, Trent Lott, Nambi Narayanan, Lesley Stahl, and Alan Mullery. After him are Frederick Hauck, Rainer Simon, Frederick D. Gregory, Barrett Strong, Yasmeen Lari, and Tommy Kirk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Mukasey ranks 13,033 out of 20,380. Before him are Polly Ann Young (1908), Aron Jóhannsson (1990), Deb Haaland (1960), Irene Sharaff (1910), Philip G. Epstein (1909), and Alana Evans (1976). After him are Laird Cregar (1913), Gertrude Astor (1887), Roy Brown (1925), Suzanne Farrell (1945), Chris Byrd (1970), and Kevin Systrom (1983).

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, Michael Mukasey ranks 23. Before him are John Paul Stevens (1920), Elena Kagan (1960), Samuel Chase (1741), Harlan F. Stone (1872), George Henry Williams (1823), and Neil Gorsuch (1967). After him are Harry Blackmun (1908), Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970), and Potter Stewart (1915).

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