Richard A. Beverly was appointed as Commissioner to the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia by Mayor Muriel Bowser in 2016 and reappointed in 2024. His current term ends on June 30, 2028.
Commissioner Beverly previously served as General Counsel to the Commission, where he gained extensive experience in administrative law and litigation. He began his career in District government as a hearing officer with the Office of Employee Appeals in 1983 and quickly advanced to the role of General Counsel. During this time, he also contributed as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and volunteered as an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau.
In 1997, the Chairman of the Commission invited Commissioner Beverly to serve as General Counsel, a role he held until his presidential appointment to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board, which functions as an appellate review board for decisions made by federal administrative law judges.
At the request of a new Commission Chairman, Beverly returned to the Commission in 2002 as an advisor. He was later unanimously invited by all three Commissioners to reassume the role of General Counsel.
Beverly graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University and obtained his Juris Doctor from American University in 1981, becoming a member of the District of Columbia Bar the same year. In addition to his membership in the D.C. Bar, he is also a member of the Bar for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
A longtime resident of the District of Columbia, Beverly has deep roots in the community.