Chad Mizelle is an American lawyer who is the incoming chief of staff to the United States Attorney General. He previously served as the acting chief of staff and later general counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security from 2019 to 2020.
Career
Mizelle worked for the Gibson Dunn law firm before serving in several positions in the First Trump administration, including in the United States Department of Justice and the White House. From 2019 to 2020, he was the acting chief of staff and later general counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security. During his tenure, Mizelle was involved in developing and defending border security and deportation policies.
Mizelle was hired by the Jones Day law firm in January 2021. Later in 2021, he was appointed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis to serve on the 13th circuit court judicial nominating commission.
In December 2024, Mizelle was announced by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump as the incoming chief of staff to the United States Attorney General.
Personal life
Mizelle is married to judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle.
References
- ^ Strom, Roy (January 28, 2021). "Jones Day Hires Trump's Acting Homeland Security GC Mizelle". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Silber, Clarice (January 28, 2021). "Jones Day Hires Ex-Acting General Counsel Of DHS - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- Sands, Geneva (2020-02-12). "Stephen Miller ally tapped as top Homeland Security attorney". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Sentner, Irie (2024-12-21). "Trump taps DHS alum Chad Mizelle as DOJ chief of staff". Politico. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- Scheckner, Jesse (2021-09-24). "Gov. DeSantis taps top Donald Trump admin lawyer for Judicial Nominating Commission". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- "5 things to know about Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, Tampa judge who struck down travel mask mandate". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-11-01.