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Michael Chagares

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American judge (born 1962)
Michael Chagares
Chief Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Assumed office
December 4, 2021
Preceded byD. Brooks Smith
Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Assumed office
April 20, 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMichael Chertoff
Personal details
Born
Michael Arthur Chagares[1]

(1962-05-01)May 1, 1962 (age 62)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[citation needed]
Other political
affiliations
Libertarian[citation needed]
SpouseMargaret Chagares
Residence(s)Wyckoff, New Jersey
EducationGettysburg College (BA)
Seton Hall University (JD)

Michael Arthur Chagares (born May 1, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 2020. He was appointed to the court by PresidentGeorge W. Bush in 2006.

Education

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Chagares received hisBachelor of Arts degree fromGettysburg College in 1984 and hisJuris Doctor fromSeton Hall University School of Law in 1987.

Legal career

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Chagares began his legal career as alaw clerk for JudgeMorton Ira Greenberg of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1987 to 1988. Chagares was in private practice the next two years before joining theUnited States Department of Justice as anassistant United States attorney in 1990. He rose to become chief of the Civil Division for theU.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in 1999, but left the Justice Department in 2004 to return to private practice at Cole Schotz inHackensack, New Jersey.

Since 1991, Chagares has been anadjunct professor atSeton Hall University School of Law.[2]

Federal judicial service

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Chagares was nominated to the Third Circuit by PresidentGeorge W. Bush on January 25, 2006, to fill the seat vacated byMichael Chertoff, who resigned to becomeSecretary of Homeland Security.[3] Chagares's nomination generated no controversy and moved unusually swiftly through theUnited States Senate, and he was confirmed just over two months later on April 4, 2006, by a 98–0 vote.[4] He received his commission on April 20, 2006.[5] On November 17, 2021, it was announced that Chagares will become the next Chief Judge of the Third Circuit, effective on December 4, 2021.[6]

Writings

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Chagares co-authored the non-fiction book "New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure".[7]

References

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  1. ^Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, Part 3
  2. ^"Adjunct Faculty". Seton Hall School of Law. RetrievedApril 21, 2017.
  3. ^"Judicial Nominations-Michael Chagares". The White House-G.W. Bush. RetrievedApril 21, 2017.
  4. ^"On the Nomination (Confirmation Michael A. Chagares, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge)".
  5. ^Michael Chagares at theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
  6. ^"Judge Chagares Press Release"(PDF).United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. November 17, 2021. RetrievedDecember 2, 2021.
  7. ^"Court Judge Bios"(PDF).law.columbia.edu. RetrievedDecember 18, 2023.

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