This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Civil Rights

Feb. 24, 2009

L.A. Lawyer to Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division

Thomas A. Saenz, counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, has been selected to head the U.S. Department of Justice's civil rights division, the Daily Journal has learned.

By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Thomas A. Saenz, counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, has been selected to head the U.S. Department of Justice's civil rights division, the Daily Journal has learned.

Saenz, 42, the former vice president of litigation for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Los Angeles, is considered a veteran of the civil rights community. His selection was confirmed ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up