Gurbir S. Grewal, New Jersey attorney general, speaks at Seton Hall Law School. Photo by Carmen Natale.Grewal Names New Civil Rights Division Director
Craig Sashihara, who has been in the position since 2011, is leaving to become counsel to the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies.
September 20, 2018 at 04:14 PM
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New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on Thursday tapped Rachel Apter, his counsel and a former American Civil Liberties Union lawyer, to become the next director of the state Division on Civil Rights.
Apter's appointment will be effective Oct. 15, according to a release. She will succeed Craig Sashihara, who has been in the position since 2011. He is leaving to become counsel to the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies, Grewal's program aimed at fighting the opioid crisis.
In addition to naming Apter division director, Grewal also announced the creation of a new attorney unit, to be called the “Affirmative Civil Rights & Labor Enforcement Section.”
Apter's nomination must be approved by the state Civil Rights Commission.
Apter “has an extraordinary commitment to social justice and equality, and has the vision and skills necessary to lead the division as we work to protect the civil rights of all New Jerseyans,” Grewal said in a statement.
Apter currently serves as Grewal's counsel, advising him on civil rights and immigration matters.
Before joining the Attorney General's Office, Apter worked at the ACLU on cases concerning immigration, voting rights, reproductive rights, and discrimination.
Apter, of Englewood, said in a statement: “This is a unique time for civil rights law in New Jersey. While civil rights are under siege at the national level, the New Jersey legislature has been dramatically expanding civil rights protections across the state and New Jersey has one of the strongest civil rights laws in the country.”
Apter is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania.
The newly created affirmative civil rights unit will coordinate with Apter, focusing on investigating and litigating alleged violations of the civil rights of protected classes and of workers under state and federal laws, Grewal said.
The Attorney General's Office is accepting applications for an assistant attorney general position to supervise the new unit, according to the announcement.
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