Jeh Charles Johnson (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ / "Jay"; born September 11, 1957) is an American lawyer and former government official. He was United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017.

In private law practice Secretary Johnson is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. His most recent jury trial victory was in January 2024.

Jeh Charles Johnson (born September 11, 1957) [1] is an American civil and criminal trial lawyer. He was born in New York City. He was the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. He was the General Counsel of the Department of Defense …

Apr 22, 2022 · Jeh Johnson was the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security from December 23, 2013 to January 20, 2017. As such, he led the third largest Department of the U.S. government, with a workforce of 229,000 employees and 22 components including TSA, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and ...

Jul 27, 2016 · Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson places flowers on his grandparents’ graves in Nashville, Tenn. His grandfather Charles S. Johnson was a university president.

Jul 10, 2014 · Jeh (pronounced “Jay”) Charles Johnson, a civil and criminal trial lawyer, was the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Johnson received his B.A. from Morehouse College in 1979 and obtained his J.D. from Columbia University in 1982.

Jan 31, 2022 · Jeh Johnson is the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. He served in that position from December 2013 to January 2017. Johnson now practices law again in New York City at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP.

As Secretary of Homeland Security, Johnson was the head of the third largest cabinet department of the U.S. government, consisting of 230,000 personnel and 22 components, including TSA, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Services, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and FEMA.

Jan 25, 2024 · Jeh Johnson is a partner in the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP and the former Secretary of Homeland Security (2013-2017). Johnson has been affiliated with Paul Weiss on and off since 1984, became the firm’s first African American partner in 1994, and is currently a member of the firm’s Management and Partnership ...

Jeh Charles Johnson was born in New York City in 1957. He graduated from Morehouse College in 1979 before receiving his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1982. Johnson began his career as an attorney in private practice before moving onto …