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Michael Mukasey

マイケル・ミュケイジー　/　まいける・みゅけいじー

American judge

July 28, 1941 (age 84)　・　The Bronx, New York, United States

New York
judge
lawyer

My Take

Mukasey's arc fascinates me: from the Bronx to Columbia, Yale Law, the federal bench in Manhattan, and finally the 81st U.S. Attorney General. I am drawn to the unshowy nature of his core work. A trial judge's chair sits near real power yet trades spectacle for reasoning, conscience, and patience. What I find telling is that he studied history before law; people who understand the past tend to weigh present decisions more carefully. Whatever one makes of his tenure at the top, the climb itself is a serious one, and I respect a career built on argument rather than applause.

Overview

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.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Michael Mukasey
Name (Japanese): マイケル・ミュケイジー
Reading: まいける・みゅけいじー
Born: July 28, 1941 (age 84)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Snake
Origin: The Bronx, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: judge / lawyer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Columbia University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC

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