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- Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male