White House Pulls Norton Rose Attorney for EEOC General Counsel

April 28, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC

The Trump administration withdrew its pick of Carter Crow, a Norton Rose Fulbright partner, to serve as the EEOC’s top attorney.

The White House’s announcement, sent to the Senate on Monday, comes about five months after the Texas-based lawyer was tapped for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission general counsel.

The civil rights enforcement agency has operated without a permanent general counsel since President Donald Trump fired Karla Gilbride, a Biden appointee, in the first month of his second administration.

The general counsel would oversee litigation as the agency shifts its enforcement priorities under Republican Chair Andrea Lucas, who seeks to scrutinize ...

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