Julie A. Su, an American lawyer who was born on February 19, 1969, has been the deputy secretary of labour of the United States since 2021.
She oversaw the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) in California under Governors Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom while serving as the state’s labour secretary in the position before taking the job in question.
Since Marty Walsh, who had been in the position, left on March 11, 2023, she has been acting as secretary of labour.
Su was formally nominated to occupy the seat by President Joe Biden in February 2023.
Where did Julie Su go to college and high school?
She obtained her diploma from Whitney High School in Cerritos, California. She graduated from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor and Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts.
Su’s law practice was established at the Asian-Pacific American Law Center. She worked as the litigation director for Advancing Justice L.A., a civil rights nonprofit.
Su served as the primary defence counsel in the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case. Su led the civil action filed by the El Monte garment workers, and she was successful in pursuing a legal theory that held both the operators and the manufacturers accountable for the pay theft.
