The SCC's commissioners are elected by the General Assembly for six-year terms. The terms are staggered in increments of two years. Working full-time, the commissioners direct the work of the SCC with the expertise of a staff of nearly 600.
Mark C. Christie - Judge Christie was educated in the public schools of Welch, W. Va., at Wake Forest University and the Georgetown University Law Center. He was elected to the State Corporation Commission by the General Assembly in 2004 and was re-elected to six-year terms in 2010 and 2016. In 2007, he was elected and served as president of the Organization of PJM States (OPSI), comprised of 13 states and the District of Columbia, which are in the PJM region. He served as president of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Commissioners (MACRUC) from 2009-10.
Judith Williams Jagdmann* - Born in Norton, Virginia, Judge Jagdmann was educated at the University of Virginia where she graduated with distinction. She received her law degree from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. Prior to being elected to the Commission, she was the 43rd Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving from 2005-2006. From 1998-2005, Jagdmann served as the Deputy Attorney General for the Civil Litigation Division. Before her work in the Office of Attorney General, she served for 13 years as counsel to the SCC and its staff on securities and utility matters. Her service as an SCC Commissioner began in 2006. She was re-elected to a third six-year term in 2018. She and her husband (Joe) are the parents of two children.
Patricia L. West - Judge West received her undergraduate and law degrees from William & Mary. Prior to being elected to the Commission, West served as a judge on the Virginia Beach Circuit Court for 12 years (2000-2012) and as a Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court judge in Virginia Beach for three years (1997-2000). She also served as Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety from 1996-1997 and as the Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice from 1994-1996. Following her tenure as a judge, West became an associate dean at the Regent University School of Law from 2015-2019 and served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General from 2012-2014.
*Current chairman. The chair rotates annually among the three members on February 1.