Michael Yaki
Michael Yaki | |
|---|---|
| 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 63–64) |
| 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.
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.