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Carel Alé

Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary, Governor Gavin Newsom

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship awarded in 2009 to pursue a JD in Law at Yale University.

Carel Alé is an immigrant from Mexico.

About Carel Alé

Carel Alé is a Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary for Governor Gavin Newsom.

Carel was born in Mexico City to Mexican and Cuban parents and then moved to southern California when she was a young girl.

Carel received coterminous BA and MA in Latin American studies from UCLA, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude. She then completed her JD at Yale Law School.

Education

  • BA in Latin American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • MA in Latin American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • JD in Law, Yale University

Professional Fields

Work History

  • Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP
  • Deputy Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
  • Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary, Governor Gavin Newsom

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