New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, who has been giving public updates on the tragedy of the New Orleans Terror Attack, may seem familiar to those in the Puget Sound.
Prior to confirmation in September of 2023 as Superintendent in New Orleans, Kirkpatrick, served as Chief of Police in the cities of Ellensburg (1996 to 2001), Federal Way (2001 to 2006) and Spokane (2006 to January 2012), all in the State of Washington, as well as serving as Undersheriff of the King County Sheriff’s Office (December 2012 to July 2014).
Overall, Kirkpatrick has over 40 years of policing experience.
From 2017 to 2020, she served as Oakland’s police chief where she was fired by an independent commission. She later received a $1.5-million-dollar settlement after winning a lawsuit against the city for wrongful termination for exposing corruption and abuse of power within the department.
Prior to her tenure in Oakland, Kirkpatrick served as Bureau Chief in Chicago, where she was the liaison to the Department of Justice (DOJ) while the Chicago Police Department was under investigation for patterns and practice of civil rights violations, resulting in a consent decree.
According to her resume, Kirkpatrick has a JD from Seattle University, an MS in Counseling from the University of Memphis, and a BA in Business Administration from King College in Tennessee, her former home state.
Kirkpatrick is a graduate of the FBI Academy and is a National Instructor for the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Association’s Leadership Training Program, where she instructs on topics including, but not limited to, Bias and Diversity, Emotional Intelligence and Leading Generations.
Author: Mario Lotmore
