Thomas Perez will be the nominee for labor secretary . ( CNN ) -- In the Justice Department 's civil rights division , he had been involved in high-profile cases . He was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr before joining DOJ as deputy attorney general under President Barack Obama. He was a prosecutor and elected official in Maryland .
Thomas Perez will be the nominee for labor secretary . In the Justice Department 's civil rights division , he had been involved in high-profile cases . He was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr before joining DOJ as deputy attorney general under President Barack Obama. He was a prosecutor and elected official in Maryland .