Carol E. Dinkins

Carol Eggert Dinkins (born November 9, 1945) is an American attorney. Under President Ronald Reagan, Dinkins served as the Assistant Attorney General of the Land and Natural Resources Division at the Department of Justice, and later the 20th United States Deputy Attorney General.

Early life and education

Dinkins was born on November 9, 1945, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She became a partner in 1979, becoming the first female partner at a major law firm in the state of Texas. Dinkins returned to Vinson & Elkins after her various stints in government, One of Dinkins's signature accomplishments as a private environmental was the resolution of two major cases in two courts over 3,000 miles apart on the same day, in October 2007. After ending her tenure as AAG and returning to private practice, President Reagan appointed Dinkins as the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, the number two position in the Justice Department. This made Dinkins the highest-ranking woman in the Department of Justice at the time In 2006, President George W. Bush appointed Dinkins to chair the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Dinkins returned to private practice in 2008.