Karla Gilbride | |
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| General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| Assumed office October 23, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Sharon Fast Gustafson |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Karla Gilbride is an American attorney and civil rights litigator currently serving as the General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).[1][2] Gilbride is the first individual with a known disability to serve as the General Counsel of the EEOC, and holds the distinction of being the first blind lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court.[3]
- ^ "Senate Confirms Gilbride for Long-Vacant EEOC Top Lawyer Role". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ Wiessner, Daniel (2022-06-03). "Biden taps lawyer known for arbitration cases for top EEOC post". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ "Litigator Filling EEOC's Long-Vacant General Counsel Post Will Be First Blind Person in Role". Corporate Counsel. Retrieved 2023-11-21.