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Kristen M. Clarke (born 1975) [1] is an American attorney who served as the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice from 2021 to 2025. Clarke previously served as president of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law .
The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement shared with CNN that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and ...
Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to serve as assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, standing in the offices of the Department of Justice's Civil ...
The division was established on December 9, 1957, by order of Attorney General William P. Rogers, after the Civil Rights Act of 1957 created the head office of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (AAG-CR; appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate). In 2021, Kristen Clarke became the first woman confirmed to the position.
Kristen Clarke is poised to make history as the first Black woman to lead the Department of Justice Civil Rights... View Article The post Leaders urge historic DOJ confirmation of Kristen Clarke ...
As of July 19, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 13 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 11 positions do not have nominees, and 6 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation. [1]
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Kristen Clarke (2021–2025) Eric Dreiband (2018–2021) John M. Gore ... Confirmed by the Senate in a voice vote on June 28, 2011. Resigned effective December 20, 2013.