Chertoff, Michael Born 1953 in Elizabeth, NJ Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Nominated by George W. Bush on March 5, 2003, to a seat vacated by Morton I. Greenberg. Confirmed by the Senate on June 9, 2003, and received commission on June 10, 2003. Service terminated on February 15, 2005, due to resignation. Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1975 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1978 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Murray Gurfein, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1978-1979 Law clerk, Associate Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1979-1980 Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1980-1983, 1994-2001 Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1983-1987 First assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1987-1990 U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1990-1994 Special counsel for Whitewater Committee, U.S. Senate, 1994-1996 Assistant attorney general, U.S Department of Justice, 2001-2003 U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, 2005-