Norma V. Cantu
Norma Cantú | |
|---|---|
Cantú in 2017 | |
| Chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – March 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Catherine E. Lhamon |
| Succeeded by | Rochelle Mercedes Garza |
| Assistant Secretary of Education for the Office for Civil Rights | |
| In office May 24, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Michael L. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Gerald A. Reynolds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1954 Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas–Pan American (B.A.) Harvard Law School (JD) |
Norma V. Cantú (born November 2, 1954) is an American civil rights lawyer and educator. From 2021 to 2023, she served as chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the first Latina to hold the position.
She previously served as a professor of law and education at the University of Texas at Austin. She served as the Assistant Secretary of Education for the Office for Civil Rights under President Bill Clinton and as regional counsel for the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.