Carla Anderson Hills

Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development - March 1975

Carla Anderson Hills was sworn in as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Gerald Ford on March 10, 1975. She had been nominated for the post by the President on February 13, 1975, and confirmed by the Senate on March 5, 1975.

As Secretary of HUD, Mrs. Hills becomes the third woman to hold cabinet rank in the Nation's history.

Prior to becoming HUD Secretary, Mrs. Hills for 11 months headed the Department of Justice Civil Division as the first woman to serve as Assistant Attorney General in 40 years.

Born January 3, 1934, in Los Angeles, she received her B.A. degree from Stanford University, after studying at Oxford University. She earned her LL.B. degree from Yale University Law School in 1958.

Mrs. Hills was admitted to the California State Bar in 1959, serving as an Assistant United States Attorney' in Los Angeles from 1959 to 1961. From 1962 to 1974, she was a partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles, Hills, and Rickershauser of Los Angeles. During the 1972 Spring term, she also served as an adjunct professor at the University of California at Los Angeles.

An authority on Federal practice and anti-trust, Mrs. Hills is co-author of Federal Civil Practice and editor and co-author of Antitrust Advisor. She is a former president of the Women's Lawyer Association.

She and her husband, Roderick M. Hills, and their four children-Laura, Ricky, Megan, and Alison-live in Washington, D.C.

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