Commissioner Charlotte R. Lane

Charlotte R. Lane, a Republican of West Virginia, was nominated to the U.S. International Trade Commission by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 2004, for the term ending December 16, 2009. She served as a Commissioner from August 27, 2003, through her Senate confirmation under a recess appointment.

Prior to her appointment, Commissioner Lane served as a member of the West Virginia Public Service Commission from 1997 to 2003 and was Chairman of that Commission from 1997 to 2001. She previously served as a Commissioner on the West Virginia Public Service Commission from 1985 to 1989.

Commissioner Lane served as a Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Kanawha County in the years 1979 to 1980, 1984, and 1990 to 1992.

Commissioner Lane has practiced law since 1972 in federal and state courts in West Virginia. She also served as Interim United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia in 1987.

Commissioner Lane has been active in local and state organizations and previously served as president of the West Virginia Bar Association, president of the Charleston Rotary Club, and president of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

Commissioner Lane holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor degree from West Virginia University College of Law. She has one daughter, Hatton Lane.

December 2004