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'''Micheal B. Mukasey''' (born 1941, Bronx, [[New York|NY]]) was a former federal district judge for the Southern District of [[New York]] after being nominated by [[Ronald Reagan]].  His tenure as judge, which he held the until 2006, was widely viewed favorably.  Mukasey is rumored to be a leading candidate for the federal Attorney General position which was left vacant after the resignation of [[Alberto Gonzales]].<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/121rpxqa.asp</reF> He is a member of the Justice Advisory Committee of Giuliani's presidential campaign and his son is a law partner with Guiliani.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5850.html</ref> Many believe that he became the top candidate for the Attorney General position after Senate Democrats vowed to block the previous rumored front-running [[Theodore B. Olson]].<ref>http://news.aol.com/elections-blog/2007/09/15/possible-new-attorney-general/</ref>

'''Micheal B. Mukasey''' (born 1941, Bronx, [[New York|NY]]) was a former federal district judge for the Southern District of [[New York]] after being nominated by [[Ronald Reagan]].  His tenure as judge, which he held the until 2006, was widely viewed favorably.  Mukasey is rumored to be a leading candidate for the federal Attorney General position which was left vacant after the resignation of [[Alberto Gonzales]].<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/121rpxqa.asp</reF> He is a member of the Justice Advisory Committee of Giuliani's presidential campaign and his son is a law partner with Guiliani.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5850.html</ref>  

 

[[Democrat]] senator [[Chuck Schumer]] has praised Mukasey past work and in 2003 he placed him on the acceptable "consensus" candidate list for the Supreme Court.<ref>http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2007/09/018472.php</ref>

[[Democrat]] senator [[Chuck Schumer]] has praised Mukasey past work and in 2003 he placed him on the acceptable "consensus" candidate list for the Supreme Court.<ref>http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2007/09/018472.php</ref>