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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 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. 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, after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Mukasey was confirmed as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Mukasey is the 45th most popular judge (up from 46th in 2024), the 13,073rd 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 45 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 13,075 out of 20,380. Before him are 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), Kevin Systrom (1983), John G. Carlisle (1834), and Pat Roberts (1936).

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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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