Jeh Johnson at Homeland Security

Jeh Johnson

Jeh Johnson served as Homeland Security Secretary during President Obama's second term, managing complex challenges from domestic lone-wolf terrorism to rising migrant arrivals. He played a vital role in safeguarding national infrastructure, designating electoral systems as critical infrastructure to protect against foreign cyber interference in the 2016 election.

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Year	Jeh Johnson
1957	Birth of Jeh Johnson (Period: September 11, 1957, Location: New York City, New York, United States)
1971	Roy C. Ketcham High School (Age: 13 years old, Period: c. 1971–1975, Location: Wappingers Falls, New York, USA)
1975	Morehouse College (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1975–1979, Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
1979	Columbia Law School (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1979–1982, Location: New York City, New York, USA)
1984	Joining Paul, Weiss Law Firm (Age: 27 years old, Period: November 1984, Location: New York City, New York, USA)
1989	Appointment as Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (Age: 31 years old, Period: 1989–1991, Location: New York City, New York, USA)
1994	Appointment as Partner at Paul, Weiss Law Firm (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1994, Location: New York City, New York, USA) Marriage (Jeh Johnson, Marriage to Susan Maureen DiMarco, Age: 36 years old, Period: March 18, 1994, Location: New York City, New York, Corpus Christi Church, USA)
1998	Appointment as General Counsel of the US Air Force (Age: 41 years old, Period: October 1998 – January 2001, Location: Washington, D.C., and Air Force-related facilities, USA)
2001	Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the New York City Bar Association (Age: 43 years old, Period: 2001–2004, Location: New York City, New York, USA)
2004	Participation in the John Kerry Presidential Campaign (Age: 46 years old, Period: 2004, Location: United States) Democratic Party (Age: 46 years old, Period: Public political activities from at least 2004–present, Location: United States, primarily New York and nationwide)
2007	Participation in the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign (Age: 49 years old, Period: 2007–2008, Location: United States)
2009	Criticism Involving Involvement in the Targeted Killing Policy Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Age: 51 years old, Period: 2009–2012, Location: US Department of Defense, Afghanistan-Pakistan and other operational areas) Appointment as General Counsel of the Department of Defense (Age: 51 years old, Period: February 10, 2009 – December 31, 2012, Location: Washington, D.C., Department of Defense, USA)
2010	Investigation Toward the Repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy (Age: 52 years old, Period: 2010, Location: United States)
2013	Criticism Regarding the Scale and Enforcement Policy of Immigrant Deportations (Age: 55 years old, Period: 2013–2017, Location: United States) Appointment as Secretary of Homeland Security (Age: 56 years old, Period: December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2014	Human Rights Criticisms Concerning Immigrant Family Detention Policies (Age: 56 years old, Period: 2014–2016, Location: US Southern Border, Texas, etc., USA)
2016	Discussions Surrounding the Department of Homeland Security's Electoral Cybersecurity Response (Age: 58 years old, Period: 2016–2017, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Government Announcement Regarding Russian Interference in the 2016 US Presidential Election (Age: 59 years old, Period: October 7, 2016, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2017	Return to Paul, Weiss Law Firm (Age: 59 years old, Period: January 2017 – June 2025, Location: New York City, New York, USA) Appointment to the Board of Trustees of Columbia University (Age: 59 years old, Period: 2017 onwards, Location: New York City, New York, USA) Appointment to the Board of Directors of the 9/11 Memorial Museum (Age: 59 years old, Period: 2017 onwards, Location: New York City, New York, USA) Retirement as Secretary of Homeland Security (Age: 59 years old, Period: January 20, 2017, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2020	Investigation into the New York State Court Judicial System (Age: 62 years old, Period: 2020, Location: New York State, USA) Appointment to the Board of Directors of MetLife (Age: 62 years old, Period: 2020, Location: New York City, New York, USA)
2023	Co-Chairmanship of the Task Force on American Democracy (Age: 65 years old, Period: 2023–2025, Location: United States)
2024	Recipient of the New York State Bar Association Gold Medal (Age: 66 years old, Period: January 2024, Location: New York State, USA)
2025	Departure from Paul, Weiss Law Firm (Age: 67 years old, Period: June 2025, Location: New York City, New York, USA)
Unknown	Confirmation Status Regarding Personal Corruption or Criminal Wrongdoing (Period: No official records available)

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The White House	Barack Obama Michelle Obama Rahm Emanuel William Daley Jack Lew Denis McDonough Valerie Jarrett David Axelrod David Plouffe John Podesta Robert Gibbs Jay Carney Josh Earnest Pete Rouse Anita Dunn Ben Rhodes
Cabinet and Administration	John Kerry Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Leon Panetta Chuck Hagel Ashton Carter Eric Holder Loretta Lynch Janet Napolitano Jeh Johnson Timothy Geithner Kathleen Sebelius Sylvia Mathews Burwell Arne Duncan Steven Chu Ernest Moniz Gina McCarthy Lisa Jackson Samantha Power Susan Rice

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