Michael Yaki

Michael Yaki
Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Incumbent
Assumed office February 15, 2005
Preceded by	Christopher Edley, Jr.
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
In office February 6, 1996 – January 8, 2001
Preceded by	Terence Hallinan
Succeeded by	Jake McGoldrick as member of District 1
Personal details
Born	February 15, 1961 (1961-02-15) (age 50)
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	San Francisco, California
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley Yale University
Profession	attorney

Michael Yaki (born 1961) is a San Francisco attorney currently serving as a commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights,^[1] succeeding Christopher Edley, Jr. in February 2005. Yaki graduated from UC Berkeley^[1] in 1983, and then from Yale Law School^[1] in 1986. He clerked for Judge Harry Low, the first Chinese-American appointed to the California Court of Appeal, from 1986 to 1987. After a brief stint with the law firm of Morrison & Foerster, Yaki was appointed in 1989 by Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) to be her District Director and as a senior advisor. Yaki was also a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, serving from his appointment by then-mayor Willie Brown in February 1996. He ran for election and won in November 1996, and served until his election defeat in 2000.

As a member of the Commission, Yaki is the frequent voice of dissent on the Commission,^[1] which has four members appointed by then-President George W. Bush, and four members appointed by Congress split equally between Democrats and Republicans.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "APA Person of the Year: Michael Yaki". Asian Week. 2007-12-31. http://www.asianweek.com/2007/12/31/apa-person-of-the-year-michael-yaki/. 

Political offices
Preceded by Terence Hallinan	Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors February 6, 1996 – January 8, 2001	Succeeded by Jake McGoldrick as member of District 1
Preceded by Christopher Edley, Jr.	Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights February 15, 2005 - present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Yaki, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Politician
Date of birth	1961
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