Norman C. Bay (Chinese: 白曉川; pinyin: Bái Xiǎochuān;[1] born 1960) is an American attorney.
After law school, he clerked for Judge Otto Richard Skopil Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
At the hearing, Judge James Parker criticized other top government officials but called Bay an "outstanding" member of the Bar whom he held in the "highest regard.
"[4] After his successor, David Iglesias, was confirmed by the Senate, Bay resigned as U.S. Attorney on October 15, 2001.
His scholarship interests included national security law and criminal procedure, and he wrote in both of those areas.
According to Reuters in 2012, "FERC’s Office of Enforcement, run by Norman Bay, has stepped up its game lately, taking the lead among regulators in cracking down on trades that cross both physical and financial markets.
[7] Harvard Professor William Hogan expressed concern about FERC's Office of Enforcement's practices.
J.P. Morgan stated "We strongly dispute that Blythe Masters or any employee lied or acted inappropriately in this matter.
[2] On May 20, 2014, Bay appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for his confirmation hearing.
Among other things, she said, "To begin, there are questions about the fairness and transparency of the functioning of the FERC Enforcement Office during Mr. Bay’s tenure there.