NLRB Member R. Alex Acosta
Alex Acosta was nominated by President Bush to be, and confirmed by the Senate as, a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for a term expiring August 27, 2003. Prior to his appointment, Member Acosta served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
A native of Miami, FL, Mr. Acosta earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and his law degree from the Harvard Law School. After graduation, he served as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and then worked at the Washington office of the Kirkland and Ellis law firm, where he specialized in labor issues and appellate practice.
In 1997, Mr. Acosta left private practice at Kirkland & Ellis to serve as a fellow in legal studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Mr. Acosta has also taught several classes on employment law, disability-based discrimination law and civil rights law at the George Mason School of Law.