Ramona Romero

Ramona Romero
General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture
In office January 14, 2011 – December 1, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Secretary	Tom Vilsack
Personal details
Born	Dominican Republic
Children	2
Residence	Princeton, New Jersey
Education	Barnard College (BA) Harvard Law School (JD)
Occupation	Lawyer

Ramona Emilia Romero^[1] is an American lawyer and former government official. She was the General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture and currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel of Princeton University.^[2]

Biography

Romero was born in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to the United States when she was 11 years old.^[3] She graduated from Barnard College in 1985 and was president of the student government her senior year.^[4] She then went to Harvard Law School and was director of the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project.^[3] She received her J.D. from Harvard in 1988.^[3]

From 1988 to 1996, Romero was a lawyer at Crowell & Moring, where she defended clients in civil and criminal enforcement actions brought by the Federal government of the United States.^[2] She joined DuPont in 1998 as Senior Counsel, then Corporate Counsel in charge of commercial and antitrust litigation, and Corporate Counsel and Manager of Operations and Partnering.^[2] From 2008 to 2010, she was also General Counsel of DuPont joint venture Sentinel Transportation.^[2] She was President of the Hispanic National Bar Association from 2008 to 2009, and testified at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in that capacity.^[5]

In 2010, Romero was nominated by President Barack Obama to be General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture.^[2] She was confirmed by the United States Senate in late December 2010 and was sworn in on January 14, 2011.^[6][7]

Romero left USDA for Princeton University in 2014, when she became the University's Chief Legal Officer.^[8][9][10]

In 2019, Romero was named a trustee of Barnard College.^[4] She was appointed by President Joe Biden to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships in 2021.^[11]

Romero is an elected member of the American Law Institute.^[12]

Personal life and family

Romero lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with her husband and two daughters.^[11]

References

1. "Ramona E. Romero | Office of the General Counsel". ogc.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
2. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 06/25/10". The White House. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
3. "- NOMINATION OF RAMONA EMILIA ROMERO, OF PENNSYLVANIA TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
4. "Barnard Welcomes New Trustees". Barnard College. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
5. "Ramona Romero to provide keynote at 2021 AL DÍA Top Lawyers event". Al Día News. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
6. "Ramona E. Romero confirmed as general counsel of USDA". www.wattagnet.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
7. "USDA gets new general counsel | Personnel, USDA | The Hagstrom Report". www.hagstromreport.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
8. "Romero named Princeton University's general counsel". Princeton University. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
9. "Princeton GC Ramona Romero Honed Skills at USDA, DuPont". New Jersey Law Journal. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
10. "USDA general counsel to leave for Princeton | The Hagstrom Report". www.hagstromreport.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
11. "President Biden Appoints Members to President's Commission on White House Fellowships". The White House. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
12. Institute, The American Law. "Members". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-21.