Sean O’Brien, Verich, French seek seat on commission
Dec 12, 2020
Among the 31 applicants for an open commissioner seat on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio are outgoing state Sen. Sean O’Brien, former state Rep. Michael Verich and Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judi French, a Sebring native who lost her re-election bid last month.
The seat, with a term that expires April 10, 2024, became available when Sam Randazzo, PUCO chairman, resigned Nov. 20, shortly after the FBI raided his house.
FirstEnergy Corp. wrote in a Securities and Exchange Commission report the day before his resignation that it paid $4 million to a firm run by a person who matches Randazzo’s description, without providing his name, to end a consulting contract. After learning of the payment during an internal review related to a federal investigation into a controversial House Bill 6 nuclear bailout approved by the state, FirstEnergy fired top executives for violating company ethics policies.
Outgoing Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith French among applicants for PUCO vacancy
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith French, who lost her attempt at re-election in November, is among those who have applied for a vacant spot on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
French, in her application, released Thursday in response to a public-records request, touted her time on the court, in which she ruled on PUCO issues, as well as her past experience as a state appellate judge, an environmental lawyer and an attorney for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.