Bush chooses judge as homeland security chief
US President George Bush has chosen an appeals court judge to be his new Homeland Security chief, turning to a former federal prosecutor who helped craft the early war on terror strategy.
Judge Michael Chertoff headed the Justice Department’s criminal division from 2001 to 2003, where he played a central role in the nation’s legal response to the 9/11 11 attacks, before the president named him to appeals court position in New Jersey.
