Carin Clauss | |
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 Department of Labor photograph of Clauss | |
| United States Solicitor of Labor | |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
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| Born | January 24,1939 Knoxville,Tennessee,United States |
| Alma mater | Vassar College Columbia Law School |
Carin Ann Clauss (born January 24,1939) was the first female United States Solicitor of Labor.
Carin Ann Clauss was born on January 24,1939,in Knoxville,Tennessee. [1] She attended Vassar College,graduating in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts. Three years later,Clauss graduated from Columbia Law School as one of six women in her class. [2]
Following law school,Clauss worked at the United States Department of Labor in the Office of the Solicitor, [2] joining the department in August 1963. [1] During her tenure,she served as Deputy Counsel of Appellate Litigation in 1968 and 1969 and co-chaired the Labor Committee of the Federal Bar Association in 1968 and 1972. [1] She also worked to develop the department's litigation strategy for enforcing the Equal Pay Act of 1963. [2]
On February 24,1977,President Carter announced his nomination of Clauss to serve as the Solicitor of the Department of Labor. [1] She was confirmed the same year,becoming the first female solicitor of the Department of Labor. [2] [3] She served in that position until 1981. [3]
In 1978,while she was still at the Department of Labor,President Carter nominated Clauss to be a United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. [4] However,she declined to be considered a second time after her original nomination stalled due to Congress adjourning before considering her nomination. [5] [6]
After leaving the Department of Labor,Clauss taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,specializing in labor and employment law. [3] She holds the Nathan P. Feinsinger Chair in Labor Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [3]
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