Nina Pillard is a U.S. Circuit Judge on the D.C. Circuit, a Georgetown law professor turned federal advocate, confirmed in 2013.
A three-judge DC Circuit panel has ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority by using emergency powers to keep the J.H. Campbell Generating Plant online. The decision centers on whether a true emergency existed under the Federal Power Act, with critics arguing the moves raise bills and pollution while delaying retirement of aging coal plants.