Candice Jackson

Candice Jackson
Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
Acting
In office
April 2017 – July 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
SecretaryBetsy DeVos
Personal details
Born
Candice Erin Jackson

(1978-03-09) March 9, 1978 (age 46)
San Bernardino County, California, U.S.[1]
RelativesJonathan Jackson (brother) Richard Lee Jackson (brother)
ResidenceWashington, D.C.
EducationStanford University (BA)[2]
Pepperdine University (JD)[2]

Candice Erin Jackson[3] (born March 9, 1978)[4][1] is an American lawyer and former government official from California. She served in the Trump administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Operations and Outreach in the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education, and the Office's Acting Assistant Secretary from April 2017 to July 2018.[2] From July 2018 to January 2021, she served as the Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Education.

  1. ^ a b California Birth Index
  2. ^ a b c "LinkedIn profile". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. ^ "Candice Erin Jackson # 224648 - Attorney Licensee Search".
  4. ^ BUSINESS EXCHANGE: Trump Administration Appoints White Woman to Head Civil Rights (April 19, 2017)