Norman Bay is the former United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico.
10 Facts About Norman Bay
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Norman Bay was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and graduated from Albuquerque Academy.
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Norman Bay then worked in the Legal Adviser's Office of the United States Department of State.
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Norman Bay has experience in appellate advocacy and has argued a number of cases in the DC Court of Appeals, the DC Circuit, and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that have resulted in reported opinions.
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At the time Norman Bay was named Interim US Attorney, he was a supervisor in the US Attorney's Office in New Mexico and had been an Assistant US Attorney for more than a decade.
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Six months after Norman Bay became Interim US Attorney, the case was resolved through a plea agreement.
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Norman Bay became a tenured professor of law, and his subjects included constitutional law, criminal law, and evidence.
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On January 30,2014, Norman Bay was nominated by President Barack Obama as Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and upon appointment to be made chairman of the commission.
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On May 20,2014, Norman Bay appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for his confirmation hearing.
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Norman Bay was introduced by former Republican Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Pete Domenici and Senate Energy Committee member Martin Heinrich.