| James Danly | |
| Office: | Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| President: | Donald Trump |
| Term Start: | November 5, 2020 |
| Term End: | January 21, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Neil Chatterjee |
| Office1: | Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| President1: | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Term Start1: | March 30, 2020 |
| Term End1: | January 3, 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Kevin J. McIntyre |
| Successor1: | Lindsay See |
| Birth Name: | James Patrick Danly |
| Birth Place: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Yale University (BA) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
| Successor: | Richard Glick |
James Patrick Danly is an American attorney who was a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in 2019 and took office on March 30, 2020.[1] [2] He formerly served as the agency's general counsel.[3] [4] On November 5, 2020, he was named chairman of FERC.[5] After serving for only 77 days, Danly was demoted on January 21, 2021, when President Biden named Richard Glick Chairman.[6] He stepped down at the end of the 2023-2024 congressional session when his term expired.[7]
Danly is a native of Nashville, Tennessee. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University and Juris Doctor from the Vanderbilt University Law School.[8] After graduating from law school, Danly worked as an attorney in the energy industry, including at the law firm Skadden.[9]