Draft:Philip Ricketts
Philip Ricketts | |
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| Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas | |
Philip Franks Ricketts (October 5, 1945 – November 2, 2018)[1][2] was a chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas from 1984 to 1985.
Born in Gatesville, Texas,[1] Ricketts received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University, thereafter "serving in the United States Army as a Military Intelligence Officer, Phil attended the University of Texas School of Law, where he met and married his classmate, Nancy Overman".[1] Ricketts gained admission to the bar in Texas in 1973.[2]
"In 1975, with the creation of the Public Utility Commission by the Texas Legislature, Phil was appointed as the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the new agency, later served as the Texas Attorney General's Chief of the Utility Section, and was appointed Chairman of the Public Utility Commission by Gov. Mark White. After leaving the PUC, Phil joined the law firm of Bracewell & Patterson, where he practiced energy and telecommunications law until his death".[1]
"Ricketts, a former attorney for Texas Rural Legal Aid and one of the first members of the regulatory agency, was appointed commissioner in March 1983 by Gov. Mark White".[3]
Ricketts, 38, was elected by his two fellow commissioners to fill the vacancy created two weeks ago when Alan Erwin resigned... An Austin native, Ricketts left a small Austin law firm in 1976 to join the commission as a hearing examiner and was director of hearings for four years. In 1982 he became an assistant attorney general, serving as deputy chief of the energy division and chief of the utility section of the energy division. From January 1983 until his appointment to the commission, Ricketts was assistant general counsel to White.[4]
Ricketts resigned as of October 7, 1985, "to take a job with a law firm in Austin", having previously "indicated to Gov. Mark White that he did not want to be reappointed to the commission".[5]
"Philip F. Ricketts, 73, of Austin, died November 2, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Philip Ricketts Obituary (1945 - 2018) - Austin, TX - Austin American-Statesman". Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c Faderewski, Adam (December 4, 2018). "In Memoriam - November". Texas Bar Blog.
- ^ Mike Hailey, "Ricketts fights pro-industry label", Austin American-Statesman (August 13, 1984), p. 8.
- ^ Mike Hailey, "Utility panel chief pledges a firm course", Austin American-Statesman (August 7, 1984), p. 10.
- ^ "PUC Chairman Resigns", Tyler Morning Telegraph (October 8, 1985), section 4, p. 7.
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