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After his clerkship, David joined a Philadelphia law firm before moving to Los Angeles to work as a litigation associate at [[Blank Rome LLP]]. He also got heavily involved in pro bono work, such as helping victims of domestic violence. <ref>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/08/22/hrcs-new-leader-alphonso-david-recruiting-more-troops/</ref> |
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David served as a staff attorney at the [[Lambda Legal]] Defense and Educational Fund from 2004-2007.<ref>https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/staff/alphonso-david</ref> David worked on New York’s first marriage equality case, [[Hernandez v. Robles]]. They won at the trial court but lost on appeal. <ref>https://outleadership.com/outleader/alphonso-david/</ref> |
David served as a staff attorney at the [[Lambda Legal]] Defense and Educational Fund from 2004-2007.<ref>https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/staff/alphonso-david</ref> David worked on New York’s first marriage equality case, [[Hernandez v. Robles]]. They won at the trial court but lost on appeal. <ref>https://outleadership.com/outleader/alphonso-david/</ref> |
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Alphonso David | |
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| File:Alphonso-David-official-headshot-2.jpg David in 2019 | |
| President of the Human Rights Campaign | |
| Assumed office August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chad Griffin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Relations | William Tolbert (great-uncle) |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, Baltimore Temple University School of Law |
Alphonso David (born 1970) is an American attorney and LGBT civil rights leader.[1] In August 2019, he became the president of the Human Rights Campaign. He is the first person of color to serve as president of the organization.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
David was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. His family moved to Monrovia, Liberia, when he was one year old. In 1977, David's father was elected mayor of his city while his great uncle William Tolbert was President of Liberia.[5] In 1980 during a military coup, David's uncle was assassinated and his father was incarcerated. His family lived under house arrest and later sought political asylum in the United States.[6]
David graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 1992 and Temple University Law School in 2000. While at Temple, David was a member of the University's national trial team and the Political and Civil Rights Law Review. [7] After graduation worked as a judicial law clerk for the Clifford Scott Green, a Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Career
After his clerkship, David joined a Philadelphia law firm before moving to Los Angeles to work as a litigation associate at Blank Rome LLP. He also got heavily involved in pro bono work, such as helping victims of domestic violence. [8]
David served as a staff attorney at the Lambda Legal Defense and Educational Fund from 2004-2007.[9] David worked on New York’s first marriage equality case, Hernandez v. Robles. They won at the trial court but lost on appeal. [10]
In 2015, David was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to serve as Chief Counsel to the Governor.[11] After Andrew Cuomo's election as Governor of New York, he appointed David to serve as Deputy Secretary and Counsel for Civil Rights, the first such position in New York.[12]
Personal life
He works as an Adjunct Professor of Law.[13] David is openly gay, and his favorite vacation destination is Italy. [14] [15] He cites James Baldwin as his LGBT+ hero for "daring to dream big and beyond the limitations others placed on him."[16]
References
- ^ "Human Rights Campaign taps Alphonso David as next president". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Meet Alphonso David, Incoming President of the Human Rights Campaign". You Tube. Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Human Rights Campaign Picks Alphonso David as New President". Time. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "HRC Names First Civil Rights Lawyer, First POC President". www.advocate.com. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Politics is in Alphonso David's blood whether he likes it or not". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "The third-most-powerful person in Cuomo's office". Crain's New York Business. 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alphonso-david-59113b2/
- ^ https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/08/22/hrcs-new-leader-alphonso-david-recruiting-more-troops/
- ^ https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/staff/alphonso-david
- ^ https://outleadership.com/outleader/alphonso-david/
- ^ Schindler, Paul. "Cuomo Names Alphonso David, Former Lambda Legal Attorney, Counsel to the Governor". Gay City News. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "alphonso-david". Cardozo Law. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/staff/alphonso-david
- ^ Brown, Jennifer (2017-08-04). "Alphonso David: From Immigrant to The Third Most Powerful Man in New York State". Jennifer Brown Speaks. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/staff/alphonso-david
- ^ https://outleadership.com/outleader/alphonso-david/