James Day has been an Adjunct Professor of law at the Washington College of Law at
American University since 1983. He teaches Oil Gas Law, Regulation of Energy, and
Federal Public Land Law. Professor Day was awarded the Outstanding Adjunct Professor
Award in 1989. Prior to attending law school, Professor Day was an Airborne Ranger in the
US Army from 1950 to 1953 and worked for
the Central Intelligence Agency from 1956 to 1960.
He graduated from the Washington College of Law in 1960 and practiced law, specializing
in oil & gas (international & domestic), mining, and federal lands. In 1969 he
was appointed Director of the Office of
Hearings and Appeals at the Department of the Interior
where he received the Outstanding Service Award for
establishing an administrative law system and for his efforts during the
1973 oil crisis. He went on to become the Administrator of Mine
Enforcement & Safety Administration, now the
Mine Safety & Health Administration, from 1974-1975. Professor Day was
General partner in Day Oil & Gas Exploration and Consulting where he worked for
industry, U.S. states and territories and small pacific nations on
energy and environmental matters until 1995. He was an energy consultant
to the government of
American Samoa from 1978 to 1995.
