Washington, DC – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Elizabeth W. Wilkins, most recently a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, will serve as Senior Counsel to the Attorney General. Ms. Wilkins will advise Attorney General Racine, Chief Deputy Attorney General Natalie Ludaway, and other Office of the Attorney General (OAG) staff on complex legal and policy issues.

“Elizabeth is an extremely talented lawyer and has an impressive track record in public service, including judicial clerkships with the United States Supreme Court and the DC Circuit, as well as policy experience in the White House and with organized labor,” Attorney General Racine said. “Elizabeth’s portfolio will encompass work in complex litigation and implementation of OAG’s policy priorities, including affordable housing, campaign-finance legislation, and juvenile-justice reform. Elizabeth is committed to using the law to improve the lives of District residents.”

Ms. Wilkins earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University before going to work in labor policy for the Service Employees International Union. She then served in field positions with President Obama’s 2008 campaign, including serving as a state field director for Michigan. She served from 2009 to 2010 as an urban policy and economic opportunity adviser in the White House Domestic Policy Council. Ms. Wilkins then attended Yale Law School, graduating in 2013. She served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit from 2013 to 2014, then clerked for Justice Kagan from 2014 to 2015.