On October 22, 2009, President Obama announced his intent to nominate P. David Lopez as General Counsel for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s General Counsel directs the Commission’s litigation through the agency’s district offices, which file and litigate the Commission’s lawsuits throughout the country.

Lopez began his career at the EEOC in 1994 as a Special Assistant to Commissioner Gilbert F. Casellas. He currently serves as a Supervisory Trial Attorney at the EEOC’s Phoenix District Office. Prior to joining the Commission, Lopez worked at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Employment Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division. Lopez received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Arizona State University.

The White House has not yet indicated when President Obama’s final nomination will be announced. If nominated and confirmed, Lopez would serve a four-year term.