Michael A. Chagares

Judge Michael A. Chagares

Personal

Birthday:

1962

Birthplace:

Pittsburgh, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Morton I. Greenberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1987-1988
Private practice, New Jersey, 1988-1990
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1990-2004; chief, Civil Division, 1999-2004
Adjunct professor, Seton Hall School of Law, 1991-2006
Private practice, Hackensack, New Jersey, 2004-2006

Education

Name of School:

Gettysburg College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1984

Name of School - Second:

Seton Hall University School of Law (SHU)

The design of Seton Hall Law School's building is open and welcoming, a reflection of the faculty and administration's commitment to students. Students enter the Law School into a monumental black marble plaza. Once inside, a striking five-story, glass-encased atrium warms and illuminates the "urban quad." Offices, classrooms, moot court rooms, and library are inter-connected by balconies overlooking the atrium.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1987

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Court Name:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/20/2006