Vanita Gupta
Vanita Gupta | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 19th United States Associate Attorney General | |
| In office April 22, 2021 – February 2, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Rachel Brand |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin C. Mizer (Acting) |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division | |
| Acting October 20, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Molly Moran |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Wheeler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 15, 1974 Media, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Chinh Le |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Rajiv L. Gupta |
| Education | |
Vanita Gupta (born November 15, 1974)[1] is an American attorney and civil rights leader. She was the 19th United States associate attorney general from 2021 to 2024.[2] She was also the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division under the Obama administration from 2014 to 2017.[3]
Gupta served as deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, and Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.[4][5]
Gupta served as president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights from 2017 until 2021.[6][7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees: Vanita Gupta" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Office of the Associate Attorney General | Former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ Holder, Eric (October 14, 2014). "Attorney General Holder Announces Vanita Gupta to Serve as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division". United States Department of Justice. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ Brookins, Freddie (June 9, 2016). "For Civil Rights Chief, Fighting For The Outsider Is Deeply Personal". NPR. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Obama to nominate ACLU lawyer to lead Justice Department's civil rights division". The Washington Post. October 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Carrie (January 6, 2021). "Merrick Garland Is To Be Joe Biden's Nominee For Attorney General". NPR. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ↑ Wagner, John; Itkowitz, Colby (21 April 2021). "Senate narrowly confirms Gupta for No. 3 position in Justice Department". Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.