Takeaways

• President Trump nominated Texas employment defense attorney M. Carter Crow on November 19, 2025, to serve as the EEOC’s general counsel.
• The EEOC general counsel is responsible for directing and coordinating enforcement litigation and setting litigation priorities for the Commission.
• Crow, the former president of the Houston Bar Association and global head of employment litigation at Norton Rose Fulbright, would likely bring an employer-focused perspective to the Commission.

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On November 19, 2025, President Donald Trump nominated M. Carter Crow to be the general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Under Crow’s leadership, employers can expect the EEOC to continue the course set by the Trump administration and Chair Lucas.

The general counsel oversees all strategic and procedural aspects of the agency’s enforcement litigation. This includes directing and coordinating litigation before and after it is filed in court, supervising the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), gaining approval from the Commissioners for systemic discrimination and other suits to be pursued, and setting litigation priorities.

Background

Shortly after taking office, President Trump fired two Democratic commissioners along with then-EEOC general counsel Karla Gilbride, leaving the position vacant and the EEOC without a quorum. The EEOC has recently regained a quorum with the confirmation of Brittany Bull Panuccio, allowing the EEOC to pursue the priorities...

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