James Felte
Chief of the Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
2023
Jim Felte is the Chief of the Criminal Section in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. As Chief, he is responsible for the nationwide enforcement of the federal criminal civil rights statutes which include: hate crimes, offenses committed under color law, human trafficking, and interference with reproductive health care rights. Mr. Felte has been a career criminal prosecutor for more than 25 years and has investigated and prosecuted numerous criminal civil rights cases. He has conducted extensive trainings for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim assistance providers in strategies for investigating, prosecuting, and managing criminal civil rights cases.
Before coming to the Department of Justice, Mr. Felte served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Norfolk, Virginia where he prosecuted a wide range of cases including homicide, sexual assault, robbery, police misconduct, and narcotics trafficking. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Glen M. Williams, U.S. District
At the Summit
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
