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Clifford Rechtschaffen

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Clifford Rechtschaffen
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Prior offices
California Public Utilities Commission
Successor: Karen Douglas

Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University

Law

Yale Law School

Clifford Rechtschaffen was a member of the California Public Utilities Commission. Rechtschaffen assumed office on January 1, 2017. Rechtschaffen left office on January 1, 2023.

Rechtschaffen was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown (D) on December 28, 2016, and assumed office on January 1, 2017.[1] Rechtschaffen left office at the end of his term, effective January 1, 2023.[2]

Biography

Prior to his appointment to the California Public Utilities Commission, Rechtschaffen worked as a senior advisor to Governor Jerry Brown (D) for energy and environmental policy from 2011 to 2017. He previously worked for the California Attorney General's Office as a special assistant attorney general and as a deputy attorney general. He was also an environmental law professor at the Golden Gate University School of Law.[3][4]

Education

  • A.B., Princeton University
  • J.D., Yale Law School[4]

Political career

California Public Utilities Commission (2017-2023)

Rechtschaffen was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission by Governor Jerry Brown (D) on December 28, 2016, and assumed office on January 1, 2017.[1] Rechtschaffen left office at the end of his term, effective January 1, 2023.[2]

Appointments

2017

Governor Jerry Brown (D) appointed Rechtschaffen to the California Public Utilities Commission on December 28, 2016.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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California Public Utilities Commission
2017-2023
Succeeded by
Karen Douglas