John Templeton Morton

Background

Morton, John Templeton was born in 1966.

Career

Trial attorney United States Department Justice, 1994, special assistant to general counsel, Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), then counsel to deputy attorney general, 1996—1999, assistant United States attorney (eastern district) Virginia major crimes & terrorism unit, 1999—2006, acting chief domestic security section, senior counsel to assistant attorney general criminal division, 2007—2009, acting deputy assistant attorney general criminal division, 2009. Assistant secretary for immigration & customs enforcement (ICE) United States Department Homeland Security, since 2009.

Achievements

• John Templeton Morton has been listed as a noteworthy federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.