MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 21, 2022
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01) and pursuant to section 203 of the Board of Ethics and
Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of
2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.03), I am pleased to
nominate the following individual:
Ms. Norma Hutcheson
13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4)
for reappointment as a member of the District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government
Accountability, for a term to end July 1, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed emergency resolution to assist the Council during the
confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely, 2 /Cfiamnan'^ffil Mendelson
3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13 To confirm the reappointment of Ms. Norma Hutcheson as a member of the Board of Ethics and
14 Government Accountability.
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16 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
17 resolution may be cited as the "District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government
18 Accountability Norma Hutcheson Confirmation Resolution of 2022".
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20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Ms. Norma Hutcheson
23 13th Street, NW
24 Washington, D.C. 20011
25 (Ward 4)
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27 as a member of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, established by section 202
28 of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics
29 Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official
30 Code § 1-1162.02), for a term to end July 1, 2028.
31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. NORMA BROWN HUTCHESON
Experienced litigator/manager with excellent skills in training, planning and
execution, problem-solving, program management and client relations; advocate
uniquely experienced in labor and employment law and ethics; dependable
volunteer and Community leader.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
United States Postal Service - Office of the General Counsel
Deputy Managing Counsel - Capital Metro Law Office (Landover, Maryland)
- January 1994 - January 2016 (retired)
Served as liaison and legal counsel to senior Postal Service managementfor
labor and employment and ethics matters. Recruited, trained and managed
teams of attorneys to litigate before the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission and the Merit Systems Protection Board, engage in mediation and
support Assistant US Attorneys on labor and employment. Freedom of
Information Act and Privacy Act matters. Created and implemented protocols for
interaction with Postal Service management. Administrative Judges and
Assistant United States Attorneys. Developed and supervised litigation and
mediation strategies.
Attorney Advisor - Mid-Atlantic Law Office (Postal Service Headquarters,
Washington, DC) - October 1992 - January 1994
Represented Postal Service management in labor and employment matters
before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems
Protection Board, United States District Court (as Of Counsel) and in mediation.
Advised Postal Service management on labor and employment. Freedom of
Information Act, Privacy Act and ethics matters. Provided advice and counsel
and training to Postal Service management during the Agency's 1992
restructuring of the entire organization.
Attorney Advisor - Eastern Region Law Office (Philadelphia, PA) - July
1988 - October 1992
Represented Postal Service management in labor and employment matters
before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems
Protection Board, United States District Court (as Of Counsel) and In mediation.
Attorney Advisor - Office of Rates and Classification (Postal Service
Headquarters, Washington, DC) - March 1982 - July 1988
Litigated postal ratemaking cases before the Postal Rate Commission. Attorney Advisor - General Law Office (Postal Service Headquarters,
Washington, DC) - August 1980 • March 1982
Provided representation, advice and counsel and draft opinions for Postal
Service management in the areas of Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act,
Postal Express Statutes, Government in the Sunshine Act, and ethics. Member
of General Counsel's attomey recruitment team.
Special Assistant United States Attorney - United States Attorney's GfTice
for the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) - October 1981 - March 1982
Prosecuted misdemeanor cases in District of Columbia Superior Court.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts (History and Political Science), Bucknell University, Lewisburg,
PA.
BAR ADMISSIONS
District of Columbia
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Leadership Greater Washington (Class of 2000)
YMCAof Metropolitan Washington (Board of Directors)
National Bar Association, Greater Washington Area Chapter, Women Lawyers
Division (Past President)
National Council of Negro Women (Life Member)
Women's Bar Association of DC (Centennial Celebration Committee)
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
United States Postal Service - Performance Bonus and Recognition in 2015,
Special Achievement Awards in 1995 and 1988
National Bar Association - President's Award in 2005,2006,2008 and 2009
National Bar Association, Greater Washington Area Chapter, Women Lawyers
Division - Distinguished Attorney's Award (2009)
References available upon request. H H H
WE APE
WAS)-ilN'G"''OM
DC
Executive Office of the Mayor - Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Norma B. Hutcheson
Norma B. Hutcheson recently served as Deputy Managing Counsel
for the Capital Metro Law Office of the United States Postal Service
Law Department, and is a current member of the Board of Ethics and
Government Accountability.
In her career, Ms. Hutcheson served as liaison and legal counsel to
senior postal management and represented the Postal Service in
unique cases of significant organizational impact. She managed,
litigated, and trained in the areas of labor and employment law,
ethics, and revenue protection. Starting her legal career at the United
States Postal Service in 1980, she also held other positions as acting manager and
attomey/advisor at Postal Service Headquarters (where she practiced with the Rates and
Classification Group) and its Eastern Regional and Mid-Atlantic Field Law Offices.
Ms. Hutcheson has served on the National Bar Association (NBA) Board of Directors as
Regional Director for Region XII. She is a past president of the Greater Washington Area
Chapter of the Women Lawyers Division, NBA (GWAC) and past chair of the GWAC
Foundation, Inc. Ms. Hutcheson has been an active participant in the Lawyers Committee for
Civil Rights Under the Law/NBA Election Protection project. She served as Secretary to the
Board of the Women's Bar Association Foundation and as a board member of the Women's Bar
Association of DC.
A Ward 4 resident, Ms. Hutcheson earned a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University and a
juris doctorate from University of Pennsylvania Law School.
H H H GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
H H H
WE ARE
OfBce of the General Counsel to the Mayor
WASHINGTON
DC
To: Bryan Hum, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 19, 2022
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Norma Hutcheson and
Melissa Tucker as members of the Board of Ethics and Govemment
Accountability
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at
202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
Elizabeth Cavendish
The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW "Suite 300 • Washington. D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681