Bush Nominates Judge to Head Homeland Security

NPR | By Don Gonyea

Published January 11, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

President Bush selects federal appeals court Judge Michael Chertoff to be director of the Department of Homeland Security. Bush noted that the Senate has confirmed Chertnoff three times in the past for other posts. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

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