Michael Arthur Chagares (born May 1, 1962) is the

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of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Education

Chagares received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College in 1984 and his

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from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1987.

Legal career

Chagares began his legal career from 1987 to 1988 as a law clerk for Judge Morton Greenberg of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He now occupies the same seat Greenberg once held. Chagares was in private practice the next two years before joining the United States Department of Justice as an

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in 1990. He rose to become chief of the Civil Division for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in 1999, but left the Justice Department in 2004 to return to private practice in New Jersey. Since 1991, Chagares has been an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law.

Federal judicial service

Chagares was nominated to the Third Circuit by President

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on January 25, 2006 to fill the seat vacated by Michael Chertoff, who resigned to become Secretary of Homeland Security. Chagares's nomination moved unusually swiftly through the United States Senate, and he was confirmed just over two months later on April 4, 2006 by a 98-0 vote. On November 17, 2021, it was announced that Chagares will become the next Chief Judge of the Third Circuit, effective December 4, 2021.

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"Prosecutor Bumb picked for U.S. bench; The assistant U.S. attorney's big wins include Milton Milan's conviction"
'' The Philadelphia Inquirer'', January 26, 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chagares, Michael A. 1962 births Living people 21st-century American judges American people of Greek descent Assistant United States Attorneys Gettysburg College alumni Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Seton Hall University School of Law alumni Seton Hall University School of Law faculty United States court of appeals judges appointed by George W. Bush