Thomasenia P. Duncan is panel executive of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. She served as General Counsel to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), and prior to her appointment, she was FEC Associate General Counsel for General Law and Advice. Before joining the FEC, Ms. Duncan was General Counsel for America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth. Her distinguished career in government service also includes working as Senior Legal Advisor to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; General Counsel of the Corporation for National and Community Service; and Acting Deputy Solicitor and Special Assistant to the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor. She began the practice of law with the firm Covington and Burling LLP.
Ms. Duncan is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as an editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and also attended Yale University Law School.