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| Richard Corriveau |
Corriveau is a trial attorney and the president of Richard J. Corriveau Law, P.C.
He is a veteran of the United States military and previously worked as a public school teacher and an adjunct professor. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from Michigan State University, a master of arts in education and psychology from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Detroit Law School.
Corriveau was appointed to represent democrats for a term commencing Jan. 1, 2021 and expiring Dec. 31, 2024.
He succeeds Jeffrey Sakwa whose term expires December 31, 2020.
Also appointed to the commission was Anupama Kosaraju, of Franklin and Gloria E. Lara, of Grand Rapids.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 to carry out the guarantees against discrimination articulated in Article I, Section 2.
As further stated in Article V, Section 29, the State Constitution directs the Commission to investigate alleged discrimination against any person because of religion, race, color or national origin, and to "secure the equal protection of such civil rights without such discrimination."
Public Acts 453 and 220 of 1976 and subsequent amendments have added sex, age, marital status, height, weight, arrest record, and physical and mental disabilities to the original four protected categories.
The appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
