Deputy General Counsel Appointments

CFTC Press Releases

Published April 3rd, 2026

Detected April 3rd, 2026

Summary

CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig announced Stephen D. Andrews and M. Jordan Minot as Deputy General Counsel for regulation and litigation, respectively. Andrews joins from the U.S. Senate where he served as General Counsel to Senator Josh Hawley; Minot comes from the Virginia Attorney General's Office. Both will lead branches in the CFTC General Counsel's office.

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The CFTC announced the appointment of Stephen D. Andrews as Deputy General Counsel for regulation and M. Jordan Minot as Deputy General Counsel for litigation. Andrews will lead the Regulatory Branch while Minot will lead the Litigation, Enforcement, and Adjudication Branch. Both appointments bring significant federal litigation and regulatory experience from the Senate and state Attorney General's Office.

This is a staffing announcement with no immediate compliance implications for regulated entities. No action is required from market participants, swap dealers, futures commission merchants, or other CFTC-regulated entities. The appointments support the General Counsel's office in ongoing CFTC rulemaking and litigation activities.

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Release Number 9207-26

CFTC Chairman Selig Announces Deputy General Counsel Appointments

April 03, 2026

WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Stephen D. Andrews and M. Jordan Minot have been named deputy general counsel for regulation and litigation, respectively.

“Stephen and Jordan will help enable the general counsel’s office to meet this significant moment as the CFTC engages in vital rulemaking and litigation to preserve and defend its regulatory authority,” said Chairman Michael S. Selig.

“I am honored to have these two outstanding deputies join me in advancing the Commission’s pro-growth agenda and ensuring we do so in a lawful and durable way,” said General Counsel Tyler Badgley.

Andrews joins the CFTC from the United States Senate, where he served as general counsel to Senator Josh Hawley. Andrews clerked on the Ninth Circuit and Eastern District of New York following his graduation from Yale Law School. He will lead the Regulatory Branch in the General Counsel’s office.

Minot comes to the CFTC from the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, where he served as an assistant solicitor general and senior assistant attorney general. Minot clerked on the Seventh Circuit for then-Judge Amy Coney Barrett after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law. He will lead the Litigation, Enforcement, and Adjudication Branch in the General Counsel’s Office.

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