James Danly is an American attorney serving as a member of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the United States federal agency that regulates the transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas in interstate commerce and regulates the transportation of oil by pipeline in ...

. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in 2019 and took office on March 31, 2020. He formerly served as the agency's general counsel. On November 5, 2020, he was named chairman of FERC. After serving for only 77 days, Danly was demoted on January 21st, 2021 when President Biden named

Richard Glick Richard Glick is an American political aide and government official serving as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Career Glick previously served as general counsel for Democrats on the United States Senate Committee on E ...

Chairman.

Background

Danly is a native of

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and

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from the

Vanderbilt University Law School Vanderbilt University Law School (also known as Vanderbilt Law School or VLS) is a graduate school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874, it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law School has consiste ...

. After graduating from law school, Danly worked as an attorney in the energy industry, including at the law firm

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References

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