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Early life and education. Michael Chertoff was born on November 28, 1953, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. His father was Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff (1915–96), a Talmud scholar and the former leader of the Congregation B'nai Israel in Elizabeth.
Chertoff has served as a United States Court of Appeals judge, federal prosecutor and assistant U.S. Attorney General. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Chertoff attended Harvard University, graduating in 1975. He then graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1978, going on to clerk for appellate judge Murray Griffin for a year before ...
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, who then was running the criminal division at the Department of Justice, recalled the psychology of a stunned Washington power structure:...
It is evident that whether one is a Democrat or Republican, Michael Chertoff can be regarded by both parties and all Americans as an outstanding citizen. He has the additional merit of being an observant Jew who also is a dual citizen of the United States and Israel.
A lawyer and a judge, he is now head of the Chertoff Group. Thank you, Secretary Chertoff, for joining us. Michael Chertoff: Happy to be on. Jaishankar: Many of us were affected quite personally by the events of 9/11. and its aftermath. A lot of us, myself included, can remember exactly where we were when we heard or saw the news about the Twin ...
Early history Born an Israeli citizen (by virtue of his mother’s Israeli citizenship) in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of a rabbi and El Al’s first flight attendant (Livia Chertoff), Michael Chertoff went to The Pingry School in high school. He later attended Harvard University, graduating in 1975.
Michael Chertoff was born on November 28, 1953, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He graduated from Harvard University in 1975 and from Harvard Law School in 1978. From 1979 to 1980, he served as a clerk to Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, Jr. Chertoff then became a federal prosecutor, serving as U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey ...
