He is a graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he majored in Government and Law. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Rutgers School of Law in Camden, New Jersey. During his time at Rutgers School of Law, Mr. Mourtos was the Vice-President of the Federalist Society and a participant in the Domestic Violence Clinic, where he represented underprivileged members of the community who were victims of domestic violence and were seeking final restraining orders.