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MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
April 22, 2026
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 8(97) of An Act Making appropriations
to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, nineteenth hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes, approved March 4, 1913 (3 7
Stat. 995, D.C. Official Code§ 34-801), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Mr. Emile Thompson
Juniper Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
(Ward 4)
for reappointment as a member and designation as the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission
of the District of Columbia for a term to end June 30, 2030.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
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at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment of Emile Thompson to, and his redesignation as Chairperson of,
the J>ublic Service Commission of the District of Columbia.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the "Public Service Commission Emile Thompson Confirmation
Resolution of 2026".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Emile Thompson
Juniper Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
(Ward4)
as a member, and his redesignation as the Chairperson, of the Public Service Commission of the
District of Columbia, established by section 8(97) of An Act Making appropriations to provide
for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, nineteenth hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes, approved March 4, 1913 (37
Stat. 995, D.C. Official Code § 34-80 l ), for a term to end June 30, 2030.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Emile C. Thompson
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License
LegalExperience
DistrictofColumbiaBar
DistrictofColumbiaPublicServiceCommission,Washington,D.C.Chairman,November2021— Current;Commissioner,April2021—November2021+ ServeastheChiefAdministrationOfficerforthePublicServiceCommission,overseeinga
budgetofnearly$20milliondollarsand86FTEs.+ ServetheresidentsoftheDistrictofColumbiabyensuringthatlocalutilitycompanies
providesafe,reliableandqualityservicesatreasonableratesforcustomers.+ WorkingtoensuretheDistrictofColumbiaachieves100percentrenewableenergyby
2032,a50percentreductioningreenhousegasemissionsby2032,and100percentcarbon
neutralityby2050.+ Workingtocombattheeffectsofglobalclimatechangethroughforward-thinking,equitable
policies.+ Prioritizinggridmodermization,infrastructureenhancements,andcommunityengagement.
LeadershipandBoardPositions
* President,OrganizationofPJM States,Inc.(OPSI)
* AdvisoryCouncilMember,ElectricPowerResearchInstitute,(EPRI)
* BoardMember,NationalAssociationofRegulatoryUtilityCommissioners(NARUC)
* AdvisoryBoardMember,FinancialResearchInstitute(FRI)
+ AdvisoryBoardMember,CriticalConsumerIssuesForum(CCIF)
UnitedStatesAttorney'sOfficefortheDistrictofColumbia,Washington,D.C.‘Asst.UnitedStatesAttorney,DeputyChief—MisdemeanorSection,Oct.2020toApr.2021+ Co-supervised20AUSAsprosecutingtheDistrict'smisdemeanoroffenders.+ Providedguidanceonchargingdecisionsinvolvingallmisdemeanors,includinghate
crimes.+ DeterminediversioneligibilityforcriminaloffendersSeniorAUSA-HomicideSection,February2019toOctober2020+ Responsiblefortheinvestigation,indictment,andprosecutionofhomicidesintheDistrict
First,Second,andSeventhDistricts+ Indictedfourhomicidesandprosecutedonehomicidecasetoverdictbeforeajury.
+ 2020SpecialAchievementAwardrecipient,RotationalAUSA,FelonyMajorCrimes,FelonyTrialand MisdemeanorSection,
September20162017toFebruary2019+ Investigatedandprosecutedcasesrangingfromsimplemisdemeanorstoassaultwithintent
tokill.+ Indictedthirteenfeloniesandprosecuted13feloniescasestover
prosecuted15misdemeanorbenchtrials.+ 2018SpecialAchievementAwardrecipient.
SpecialProceedingsDivision,January2016~August2016+ Respondedtopost-trialmatterspresentedinUnitedStatesDistrictCourtandDistrictof
ColumbiaSuperiorCourt.+ Responsibleforseveraldozenresponses,includingineffectiveassistanceofcounselto
motionsforanewtrial
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beforea jury;
Emile C. Thompson
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Education
Interests
DeputyMayorforPublicSafetyandJustice,Washington,D.C.SeniorCounseltoDeputyMayorKevinDonahue,January2015—January2016
+ ProvidedstrategicplanningguidanceandlegaloversightforPublicSafetyandJusticeClusteragencies+ Oversawmajorinvestigations,includingtheL’EnfantMetroAccidentandDNA MixtureAnalysisInterpretationwiththeDepartmentofForensicSciencesandUnitedStates
Attorney’sOffice.
© PerformedbudgetoversightandprioritizationforthePublicSafetyandJusticeagencies,includingpresentingbudgetrecommendationstoMayorMurielBowser.
© ManagedandassignedtaskstoensurethegoalsandthevisionoftheMayor,AdministratorandDeputyCityAdministratorweremet.
ity
SeniorAdvisortoDeputyMayorPaulA.Quander,Jr.,February2012~December2014
+ ServedasaliaisonbetweentheDeputyMayorandpublicsafetyagenciesunderhispurview+ DrafiedthefinalreportoftheDeputyMayor’sEMS TaskforceanalyzingissuesplaguingtheDistrict'sEMSsystem,bringingtogetherstakeholdersfrommanagement,laborandthe
community+ Developedtheinitialoperatingbudget,draftedauthorizinglegislationandothertash
withthecreationoftheDepartmentofForensicSciences.
sociated,
ChambersoftheHonorableHerbertB.Dixon,Jr.,SuperiorCourtoftheDistrictofColumbiaLawClerk,May2009—July2009;August2010—February2012
Servedinitiallyasasummerinternandbecameafull-timelawclerkinAugust2010.+ Draftedbriefsconcemingconstitutionalissuesinvolvingcriminalprocedure.* Helpedresearchandwritearticlesforpublicationfocusingone-discoveryandtheStored
CommunicationsAct.
WakeForestUniversitySchoolofLaw,Winston-Salem,NCMay 2010 —Juris Doctor
Scholarship:|Smith/ShaverScholarship,HarrisScholarship,MarshScholarshipActivities:IntellectualPropertyLawJournal-SymposiumEditor,AmericanAssociation
forJusticeTrialTeamMember,IntellectualPropertyLaw AssociPresident,BlackLawStudent’sAssociation-Member,HonorCouncil,FacultyRecruitment Committee
ion-
MorehouseCollege,Atlanta,GAMay2005~BachelorofScience,ComputerScience,minorsinBiologyandMathematicsScholarship:MorehouseCollegeInstitutionalScholarship,DavidandLucilePackardScholarship,MARC/U*STARScholarship-NationalInstitutesofHealthActivities:PublicHealthCareersSociety,BetaKappaChiNationalScienceHonorSociety,
AbramsonScholarshipFoundation,BoardMember
JohnCarrolSociety,MemberAlphaPhiAlphaFratemity,Inc.,apublicserviceorgani
Reading,travel,andrecreationalsports
*EARI
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aExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor—Mayor’sOfficeofTalentandAppointments
JohnA.WilsonBuilding|1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,Suite600|Washington,DC 20004
EmileThomson
Mr. Emile C. Thompson is the currentChair of the Public Service
CommissionoftheDistrictofColumbia.Hewasfirstappointedtothecommission in2021 and has servedas Chair since2022.
BeforetheCommission,ChairmanThompsonwasanAssistantUnitedStatesAttorneyintheU.S.Attomey’sOfficefortheDistrictofColumbia,servingasaDeputyChief.HehasalsoservedasaPrincipalMemberoftheD.C,WaterBoardofDirectorssince2016.Hebeganhiscareerasa
lawclerkfortheHonorable(Ret.)HerbertB.Dixon,Jr.oftheSuperiorCourtoftheDistrictofColumbia.HealsoservedasasenioradvisortotheMayoralAdministrationsofVincentGrayandMurielBowser.
ChairmanThompsonisa memberoftheNationalAssociationof RegulatoryUtility
Commissioners(NARUC)BoardofDirectors,representingpublicservicecommissionsthatregulatetelecommunications,energy,andwaterutilities.HeservesasCo-ChairoftheCommissionChairsCouncil,whichprovidesaforumforCommissionChairstodiscusspertinentissuesthataffectCommissionsnationwide.Inaddition,heservesasViceChairoftheCommitteeonCriticalInfrastructureandisa memberoftheNARUC CommitteeonEnergyResourcesandthe
Environment.HeservesontheAdvisoryBoardoftheFinancialResearchInstituteandtheCriticalConsumerIssuesForumandtheAdvisoryCounciloftheElectricPowerResearchInstituteBoardofDirectors.ChairmanThompsoncurrentlyservesasPresidentoftheOrganizationofPJMStates,
Inc.
‘AWard4resident,ChairmanThompsonearnedhisBachelorofScienceinComputerScience
fromMorehouseCollegeandhisJurisDoctorfromWakeForestUniversity.
GOVERNMENTOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA
ExecutiveOfficeofMayorMurielBowser
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WE AREWASHINGTON
aIOfficeoftheGeneralCounseltotheMayor
To: KimberlyA.Bassett,SteveWalkerFrom: BetsyCavendishDate: December10,2025Subject:Legalsufficiencyreviewofa resolutionreappointingEmileThompsonasamemberandtheChairpersonofthePublicServiceCommissionoftheDistrictofColumbia
This isto Certifythatthisofficehasreviewedtheabove-referencedresolutionand
foundittobelegallyunobjectionable.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsinthisregard,pleasedonot
hesitatetocallMichael Porcello,Deputy General Counsel, ExecutiveOfficeof theMayor, at
202-727-0872, or me at202-724-7681.
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