Rochelle Mercedes Garza

Rochelle Mercedes Garza currently serves as a Commissioner at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as the President of the Texas Civil Rights Project, both positions held since early 2023. Previously, Garza was the Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General and a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in 2021. Prior experience includes roles as a Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Texas and the American Bar Association, focusing on immigration law, as well as managing a law office that provided comprehensive legal services. Garza holds a Juris Doctor degree in International Law and Health Law from the University of Houston Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Ethnic Studies from Brown University.