Alejandro N. Mayorkas is Los Angeles-based lawyer and former California federal prosecutor. In April 2009, Mayorkas was appointed by President Barrack Obama to be the head of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the Department of Homeland Security.Washington Post: Holbrooke's Growing Orbit (April 27, 2009)
Honors and Awards
- Named Southern California "Super Lawyer" for complex commercial litigation in 2004CCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
- Awarded the U.S. Postal Inspector's Award, the highest award given by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; awarded for Mayorkas' successful prosecution of Buford O. Furrow, Jr. who murdered a postal service workerCCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
- Loyola Law School 2001 Distinguished Alumnus of the YearCCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
- Named one of the 100 most influential attorneys in the State of California in 1999 and 2000 by the Los Angeles Daily JournalCCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
- 1999-2000: Appointed by the Attorney General of the United States as the Vice Chair of the Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittee on Civil Rights and a Member of the Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittees on White Collar Crime, Public Corruption, and Ethics in GovernmentCCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
- Named one of the "50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America" by the National Law JournalOMM: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
References
Fast Facts
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Birthplace
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1960
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Residence
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1981
Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in HistoryCCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
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1985
Graduated from Loyola University with a J.D.CCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
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1998
Nominated by President Bill Clinton as the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, the largest federal judicial district in the United StatesCCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
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Fact:
Attorney General Janet Reno appointed Mr. Mayorkas to the position of U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California in December 1998CCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
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August 1999
The U.S. Senate confirmed Mr. Mayorkas' nomination as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California in August 1999CCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
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Was the youngest U.S. Attorney in the U.S. at the age of 39
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Supervised more than 240 Assistant U.S. Attorneys
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The Central District of California included approximately 180 cities with a population of 18 million peopleCCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
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Was a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, "specialized in complex civil litigation and internal corporate investigations"CCFAJ: Alejandro Mayorkas Profile
