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| office1=Former Member<br/>[[Albemarle County Planning Commission]] | |||
| district1 = [[Rio Magisterial District]] | |||
| term_start1 = 2006 | |||
| term_end1 = Jan. 2009 | |||
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| succeeded1 = [[Don Franco]] | |||
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| alma_mater = Williams, Penn Law | |||
| profession = Professor, UVA Law School | |||
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'''Jon Cannon''' is the [[University of Virginia]]'s Blaine T. Phillips Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and director of the [[UVa|law school]]’s Environmental and Land Use Law Program<ref name=dpepa/>. He will retire at the end of May 2021. <ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Jon Cannon, Former EPA Official, To Retire|url=https://www.law.virginia.edu/news/202104/professor-jon-cannon-former-epa-official-retire|author=Eric Wiliamson|work=News Article|publisher=|location=|publishdate=April 27, 2021|accessdate=April 28, 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Biography== | |||
Cannon holds a bachelor’s degree from Williams College given in 1967 and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania from 1974<ref name=dpepa/>. | |||
==Albemarle County Planning Commission== | |||
Cannon was the [[Rio Magisterial District|Rio District]] Commissioner on the [[Albemarle County Planning Commission]] from 2006 until he resigned in January 2009 to become a member of President Obama's transition team. Cannon took a leave of absence from The University for the spring 2009 semester for the same reason<ref name=ctresign>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/01/cannon_resigns_from_pc.html 'Cannon resigns from Albemarle County Planning Commission; Slutzky to appoint replacement'], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]], January 29, 2009</ref>. | |||
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In February 2009 the Obama administration announced that Cannon was selected to become Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency's #2 post<ref name=dpepa>[http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/education/article/uva_professor_to_join_epa_under_obama/36427/ 'UVA Professor to join EPA under Obama'] Daily Progress, February 26, 2009. Retrieved on February 27, 2009</ref>. Cannon withdrew his nomination in April after his membership on the board of directors for the America's Clean Water Foundation triggered scrutiny from the EPA's Inspector General<ref>[http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/13/torpedoed-bookkeeper-pork-led-to-cannons-exit/ 'Torpedoed: Pork politics and the undoing of an Obama nominee']. 13 Apr. 2009. Lindsay Barnes. The Hook. 4 May 2009.</ref>. Cannon had previously served as the general counsel of the EPA from 1995 to 1998 and held other posts at EPA prior<ref name=dpepa/>. | |||
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Albemarle County Planning Commission |
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Electoral District | Rio Magisterial District | |
Term Start | 2006 | |
Term End | Jan. 2009 | |
Succeeded by | Don Franco | |
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Alma mater | Williams, Penn Law | |
Profession | Professor, UVA Law School |
Jon Cannon is the University of Virginia's Blaine T. Phillips Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and director of the law school’s Environmental and Land Use Law Program[1]. He will retire at the end of May 2021. [2]
Biography
Cannon holds a bachelor’s degree from Williams College given in 1967 and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania from 1974[1].
Albemarle County Planning Commission
Cannon was the Rio District Commissioner on the Albemarle County Planning Commission from 2006 until he resigned in January 2009 to become a member of President Obama's transition team. Cannon took a leave of absence from The University for the spring 2009 semester for the same reason[3].
Environmental Protection Agency
In February 2009 the Obama administration announced that Cannon was selected to become Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency's #2 post[1]. Cannon withdrew his nomination in April after his membership on the board of directors for the America's Clean Water Foundation triggered scrutiny from the EPA's Inspector General[4]. Cannon had previously served as the general counsel of the EPA from 1995 to 1998 and held other posts at EPA prior[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'UVA Professor to join EPA under Obama' Daily Progress, February 26, 2009. Retrieved on February 27, 2009
- ↑ Web. Professor Jon Cannon, Former EPA Official, To Retire, Eric Wiliamson, News Article, April 27, 2021, retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ 'Cannon resigns from Albemarle County Planning Commission; Slutzky to appoint replacement', Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 29, 2009
- ↑ 'Torpedoed: Pork politics and the undoing of an Obama nominee'. 13 Apr. 2009. Lindsay Barnes. The Hook. 4 May 2009.