Judy is known as a trusted regulator and leading public official who has actively participated in utility matters and consumer issues at the highest levels.
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Judy is a partner in the firm's Regulatory Investigations, Strategy and Enforcement (RISE) practice, based in the Richmond office. She brings experience serving as chair and commissioner of the Virginia State Corporate Commission (VSCC) from 2006 through 2022, which includes regulating the utilities, insurance, banking, and securities industries. She also served as Virginia's attorney general from 2005-2006.
Prior to her time as attorney general, Judy was deputy attorney general for the Civil Ligation Division for seven years. There, she supervised the day-to-day operations of several divisions, including the Trial Division, Employment Division, Utility Consumer Counsel Division, and the Division of Antitrust and Consumer Litigation, responsible for multistate enforcement actions. In this role, she was actively involved in projects of major significance, including legislative, administrative, and judicial proceedings regarding restructuring of the electrical industry and various consumer matters before the VSCC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Additionally, Judy was elected by her peers to serve as president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and was elected four times by the Virginia general assembly to lead major departments of government in the Commonwealth.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
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