Michael Yaki | |
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| Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights | |
| In office February 15, 2005 – December, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Edley, Jr. |
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors | |
| In office February 6, 1996 – January 8, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Terence Hallinan |
| Succeeded by | Jake McGoldrick as member of District 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Yale University (JD) |
| Website | michaelyaki |
Michael Yaki (born 1961) is an American attorney and politician. He served as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights, succeeding Christopher Edley, Jr., from February 2005 to December 2022[1].
Yaki graduated from UC Berkeley, and then from Yale Law School. After a brief stint with the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, Yaki was appointed by Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to be her District Director and as a senior advisor. Yaki was also a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, serving from his appointment by then-mayor Willie Brown in February 1996. He ran for election and won in November 1996, and served until his election defeat in 2000.