Profile: Michael B. Mukasey
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Age
66; born 1941 in New York City
Education
LL.B., 1967, Yale Law School
A.B., 1963, Columbia College, Columbia University
Experience
Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler: 2006-present
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York 1988-2006 (chief judge, 2000-06)
Associate/partner, Patterson Belknap: 1976-88
Assistant U.S. attorney, criminal division, Southern District of New York: 1972-76
Associate, Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Brookfield: 1967-72
Family
Wife: Susan
Children: Marc Mukasey and Jessica Barkoff
Sources: Associated Press, Who’s Who in America, Times research
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