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    The Honorable Jehmal Hudson

    First Vice President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
    Commissioner, Virginia State Corporation Commission

    Judge Hudson is serving in his first term at the Virginia State Corporation Commission. In this role, he is one of three Commissioners regulating utilities, insurance, state-chartered financial institutions, securities, retail franchising and the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange.

    Prior to being elected to the Commission, Judge Hudson was Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Hydropower Association. He was a regulatory practitioner for 10 years, managing public policy issues at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he held several roles including Director of Government Affairs. In that role, he worked closely with attorneys and policymakers to carry out the agency’s mission to assist consumers in obtaining reliable, safe, secure and economically efficient energy services at a reasonable cost through appropriate regulatory and market means and collaborative efforts.

    Judge Hudson serves as the first vice president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). In July 2024, Judge Hudson was appointed as a member of the NARUC Executive Committee; he is also a member of the NARUC Board of Directors. Previously, Judge Hudson chaired the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment and from December 2021 until January 2024 chaired the Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity. He has served as President of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners and as the Virginia member of the Organization of PJM States Inc. He currently serves on the Advisory Council of the Electric Power Research Institute.

    Judge Hudson earned his B.A. from Adelphi University, his J.D. from Vermont Law School, and his LL.M. in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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