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Friday, October 18, 2013

Jeh Johnson - designate of President Obama to head Homeland Security

Jeh Charles Johnson - lawyer
First name (pronounced “Jay”)
WASHINGTON, DC | Attorney Jeh Charles Johnson is an American civil, criminal trial lawyer, and General Counsel of the Department of Defense from 2009 to 2012 during the first Obama Administration.
Johnson is a graduate of Morehouse College (B.A.) and Columbia Law School (J.D.), and is grandson of noted sociologist and Fisk University president Dr. Charles S. JohnsonBarack Obama has nominated him to the post of Secretary of Homeland Security in October 2013.

BornSeptember 11, 1957 (age 56), New York City, NY.   Wikipedia
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"The president is selecting Johnson because he is one the most highly qualified and respected national security leaders, having served as the senior lawyer for the largest government agency in the world," a senior administration official said. "During his tenure at the Department of Defense he was known for his sound judgment and counsel. "
  • Leon Panetta being sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Johnson.

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