President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he will nominate a Bay Area lawyer to the position of assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.
“I am extremely honored by President Trump's nomination to help advance our nation's civil rights agenda. It has been my dream to be able to serve our great country, and I look forward to the leadership of an incredible team of attorneys led by @ So excited to be a part of Pambondi. I can't wait to get to work.” Harmeet Dhillon said in a post on X.
According to her professional biography, Dhillon lives in San Francisco and practices commercial litigation, employment law, First Amendment rights and election law matters.
She founded her own law group in 2006, is a member of the Republican National Committee, and previously served as vice chair of the California Republican Party.
In 2017, Dhillon represented The Berkeley College Republicans filed a lawsuit after the university initially canceled an event where Ann Coulter was scheduled to speak. He also filed a federal lawsuit In 2019 against California and the Department of Motor Vehicles, accusing the agency of failing to verify citizenship for voter registration.