Kristen Clarke
Kristen Clarke | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division | |
| In office May 25, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Eric Dreiband |
| Succeeded by | Harmeet Dhillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Kristen M. Clarke (born 1975) 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. She also managed the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Attorney General's Office under Eric Schneiderman.
In 2021, President-elect Joe Biden selected Clarke to head the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. The U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination on May 25, 2021, by a vote of 51 to 48. Clarke made history as the first woman confirmed to lead the Civil Rights Division.