SGC Members

Sentencing Guidelines Commission Members

The Sentencing Guidelines Commission consists of 25 voting members, 20 of whom are appointed by the Governor for three-year terms, including:

• four Superior Court judges
• two county prosecuting attorneys
• two defense attorneys
• one sheriff or police chief
• one juvenile court administrator
• one elected county official
• one elected city official
• five citizens (including one victim/victims’ advocate, one victim of crime, and one formerly incarcerated in the state correctional system)
• one representative of tribal interests
• one behavior health professional with experience in the criminal justice system
• one academic with expertise in the field of criminology or sociology

The other five voting members serve in an ex officio capacity, by virtue of their positions in state government, including:

Secretary, Department of Corrections
Assistant Secretary of Department of Children, Youth, and Families – Juvenile Rehabilitation
Chair, Indeterminate Sentence Review Board
Director, Office of Financial Management and Chair, Minority and Justice Commission

In addition, four legislators serve on the Commission as non-voting members, two appointed by the President of the Senate and two appointed by the Speaker of the House, with one from each party in each house.

Current Membership

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