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Michael Garcia's Biography

Contact Information

Office

New York State Court of Appeals
20 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207

Full Name:

Michael J. Garcia

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife; 3 Children

Birth Date:

10/08/1961

Birth Place:

Woodhaven, NY

Home City:

Westchester, NY

JD, Albany Law School, 1989

MA, College of William and Mary, 1984

BA, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1983

Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 2016-present

Nominated by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, January 2016

Member, Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, 2018-present

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, Limited Liability Partnership, 2008-present

Former Assistant Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security

United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 2005-2008

Vice President of the Americas, The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, 2003-2006

Assistant Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the United States Department of Homeland Security, 2003-2005

Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security, 2001-2002

Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service at the United States Department of Justice, 2002

Prosecutor, Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1992-2001

Law Clerk, Honorable Judith Kaye, New York Court of Appeals, 1990

Associate, Gordon & Reindel LLP, 1989

Member, American Law Institute Council, 2022-present

2010-present, Member/ First Vice Chair/ Chairman, Board of Trustees El Museo del Barrio

Contributor, The Federalist Society

Chair, Investigatory Chamber of the Ethics Committee of the Federation Internationale de Football Association, 2012-2014

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