Cliff Mulqueen was named Deputy Commissioner to the New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) in February 2002 and later named to the position of Deputy Commissioner/General Counsel in July 2003. He is the legal advisor to the Chair and the agency, and represents CCHR in labor matters and litigation. He is responsible for advising the Chair on appeals from agency determinations, as well as advising the Chair and the Commissioners in the preparation of final Orders in cases that have been tried before the City’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.

Prior to joining the CCHR, Mr. Mulqueen was Narcotics Chief for the Office of the Kings County District Attorney's Major Narcotics Investigations Bureau. There, he was responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of one of the country's busiest narcotics bureaus. During his tenure, he tried more than 30 cases, conducted hundreds of evidentiary hearings and participated in thousands of investigations.

During this period, Mr. Mulqueen was also involved in educational outreach and frequently lectured on the dangers of drug abuse in primary and secondary schools, as well as colleges.

Mr. Mulqueen joined the District Attorney's Office immediately after graduating from law school in 1989 and was assigned to the Misdemeanor Crack Unit. His career at the District Attorney's Office included a two-year stint at the Office of Special Narcotics Prosecutor, an office with citywide jurisdiction over narcotics violations.

He obtained his J.D. and B.A. degrees from St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens, in 1989 and 1986, respectively.

Mr. Mulqueen is a Brooklyn native and continues to reside there.