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Jay Sekulow : biography

June 10, 1956 –

Jay Alan Sekulow (born June 10, 1956) is an American attorney and Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). He also hosts a talk show, which airs on radio and television. Sekulow is a frequent guest commentator on the Fox News Channel.

Criticism

In November 2005, Legal Times published an article which alleged that Sekulow "through the ACLJ and a string of interconnected nonprofit and for-profit entities, has built a financial empire that generates millions of dollars a year and supports a lavish lifestyle—complete with multiple homes, chauffeur-driven cars, and a private jet that he once used to ferry Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia." In the article, former donors and supporters claimed that Sekulow engaged in a pattern of self-dealing to finance his "high-flying lifestyle." And, according to a ranking by the American Institute of Philanthropy, a charity watchdog group, Sekulow was the 13th highest paid executive of a charitable organization in the United States.

Career

As a young lawyer, Sekulow worked in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service as a tax trial attorney, bringing suits in the United States Tax Court on behalf of the United States Department of Treasury.

In 1990, Sekulow became the director of ACLJ where he serves as Chief Counsel.

Media

In addition to his duties as Chief Counsel for the ACLJ, Sekulow hosts Jay Sekulow Live!, a syndicated daily radio program broadcast on terrestrial radio, as well as XM and Sirius satellite radios. This live call-in program focuses on legal and legislative topics.

Sekulow is the host of ACLJ This Week, a weekly television news program broadcast on Trinity Broadcasting Network and Daystar.

Personal life

Jay Sekulow was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Natalie (née Wortman) and Stanley Sekulow.http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/l/a/Susan-M-Klau-NJ/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0352.html Sekulow and his wife, Pamela (McPherson), have been married since 1978, and have two adult sons, Jordan and Logan.http://articles.latimes.com/1993-09-02/news/vw-30989_1_jay-alan-sekulow/3http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/fashion/weddings/anna-handzlik-jordan-sekulow-weddings.html Jordan Sekulow is an attorney with the ACLJ and Director of International Operations. He also co-hosts the radio and television programming with his father. Logan, who briefly starred in the Nickelodeon series U-Pick Live in 2005, currently oversees the ACLJ’s multi-media operations. Sekulow was raised Jewish. He converted to Christianity in college and is now a Messianic Jew. His youngest brother Scott is the founder and Rabbi of the Messianic Jewish Congregation Beth Adonai in Atlanta, Georgia. Sekulow also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Supreme Court Historical Society in Washington, DC.

Publications

  • 1990: From Intimidation to Victory, Creation House
  • 1993: Knowing Your Rights: Taking Back Our Religious Liberties
  • 1996: And Nothing But the Truth
  • 1997: Christian Rights in the Workplace, The American Center for Law and Justice
  • 2000: The Christian, The Court, and The Constitution, The American Center for Law and Justice
  • 2005: Witnessing Their Faith: Religious Influence on Supreme Court Justices and Their Opinions, Rowman & Littlefield

Politics

Sekulow is thought by some in Washington to have been one of the "Four Horsemen" who "engineered" the nomination of Chief Justice John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court.Bazelon, Emily (2007-11-26) , Slate.com In 2007, Sekulow endorsed Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. He has opposed the building of Park51, an Islamic center near the site of the World Trade Center.http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=183845http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/04/4814389-aclj-finds-onoff-switch-for-1st-amendmenthttp://blog.beliefnet.com/faithandjustice/2011/10/jay-sekulow-landmark-church-to-be-rebuilt-at-ground-zero.html