Obama's Nominee for DOJ Civil Rights Chief Is a Certifiable BadassHillary Crosley Coker10/16/14 11:10am3222EditInvite manuallyPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkVanita Gupta may be America’s new Civil Rights Chief for the Department of Justice. Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder announced President Obama’s choice to nominate the deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday.