California Governor-elect Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that longtime Californian and civil rights lawyer Catherine Lhamon will be his administration's legal affairs secretary.

Lhamon is set to start her new role Jan. 7, 2019, when Newsom's administration begins. She'll replace outgoing Governor Jerry Brown's legal affairs secretary Peter Krause, who began the role in December 2014 and was recently nominated by Brown to the Third District Court of Appeal. Lhamon's appointment was announced at the same time that Newsom named Anthony Williams as his incoming legislative affairs secretary.

“I pledged that my Administration would reflect not only the best and brightest but the diverse talents of our state and a passion for public service and giving voice to the voiceless—and that's exactly what Catherine and Anthony represent,” Newsom said in a press release.