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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 was picked by [[President George W. Bush]] to be federal attorney general after the position was left vacant due to the resignation of [[Alberto Gonzales]].<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RMR8300&show_article=1</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 was picked by [[President George W. Bush]] to be federal attorney general after the position was left vacant due to the resignation of [[Alberto Gonzales]].<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RMR8300&show_article=1</reF>
Conservatives had anticipated the Bush would pick former Solicitor General [[Theodore Olson]], but Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] vowed to block his confirmation. A former member of the Justice Department stated that the decision "came down to confirmability."<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5850.html</ref>
Conservatives had anticipated that Bush would pick former Solicitor General [[Theodore Olson]], but Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] vowed to block his confirmation. A former member of the Justice Department stated that the decision "came down to confirmability."<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5850.html</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>
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>