Michael J. Garcia

Michael Garcia
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Assumed office
February 8, 2016
Appointed byAndrew Cuomo
Preceded bySusan Phillips Read
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office
September 6, 2005 – December 1, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDavid N. Kelley (Acting)
Succeeded byLev L. Dassin (Acting)
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In office
March 11, 2003 – September 5, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJohn Clark (Acting)
Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Acting
In office
December 2002 – February 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJames Ziglar
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Michael John Garcia

(1961-10-08) October 8, 1961 (age 63)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationBinghamton University (BA)
College of William and Mary (MA)
Albany Law School (JD)

Michael John Garcia (born October 3, 1961) is an American lawyer, judge and former Republican government official.[1] Since February 2016, he has served as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, that state's highest court. He is a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2005–2008). Between his service as United States Attorney and his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Garcia was a partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis. He has also served as chairman of El Museo del Barrio.

Garcia previously served as Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2003–2005), Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2002–2003), Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement (2001–2002), and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York (1992–2001).

For his work in a number of high-profile terrorism investigations and trials as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Garcia received two Attorney General's Awards for Exceptional Service (1994, 1997), the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service (2002), and the CIA's Agency Seal Medallion (2002).

  1. ^ Hamilton, Colby (February 8, 2016). "Former U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia Confirmed to Court of Appeals". Politico.