United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

Seal of the United States Department of Justice
Division overview
Formed	December 9, 1957 (1957-12-09)
Jurisdiction	United States government agency
Headquarters	Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C., United States
Annual budget	$162 million (2015)[1]
Division executives	Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General Pamela S. Karlan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Parent department	U.S. Department of Justice
Website	www.justice.gov/crt

The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice enforces federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin.

The division was established on December 9, 1957, by order of Attorney General William P. Rogers, after the Civil Rights Act of 1957 created the head office of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (AAG-CR; appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate). In 2021, Kristen Clarke became the first woman confirmed to the position.