Michael J. Garcia

Michael Garcia
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office February 8, 2016
Appointed by	Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by	Susan Phillips Read
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office September 6, 2005 – December 1, 2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David N. Kelley (Acting)
Succeeded by	Lev L. Dassin (Acting)
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In office March 11, 2003 – September 5, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Clark (Acting)
Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Acting
In office December 2002 – February 2003
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	James Ziglar
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Michael John Garcia (1961-10-08) October 8, 1961 (age 62) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Binghamton University (BA) College of William and Mary (MA) Albany Law School (JD)

Michael John Garcia (born October 8, 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).