Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon (born August 5, 1971) is an American attorney and government official who was the assistant secretary for civil rights at the Department of Education during both the Obama and Biden administrations.

During her tenure, Lhamon instituted changes to Title IX rules that were praised by some feminist and progressive groups[1][2] but received criticism across the political spectrum as violations of due process.

[18][4][5][19] Feminist author Lara Bazelon wrote that the regulations "gave risk-averse schools incentives to expel the accused without any reliable fact-finding process.

[23] On May 13, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Lhamon for a second term as assistant secretary for civil rights at the Department of Education.

Vice President Kamala Harris cast two tie-breaking votes on October 20 on the Senate's motion to invoke cloture on, as well as to confirm, Lhamon's nomination.