Pursuant to DC Official Code § 3-102, the District of Columbia Sentencing Commission is composed of 12 voting members and five non-voting members. Of the 17 voting members, at least one seat is appointed by the Mayor, the DC Council, and the Chief Judge of the Superior Court, respectively.
Commission Members
Member | Title | Appointment Type |
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The Honorable Milton C. Lee, Chair of the Commission | Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia | Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court Chief pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(A) |
Renata Cooper, Esq. | Special Counsel, United States Attorney Office for the District of Columbia | Appointed by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(C) |
The Honorable Marisa Demeo | Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia | Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court Chief pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(A) |
Katerina Semyonova, Esq. | Chief Legislative Counsel, Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia | Appointed by the Director of the D.C. Public Defender Service pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(D) |
Cedric Hendrick, Esq. | Associate Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency | Appointed by the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(F) |
The Honorable Rainey Brandt | Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia | Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court Chief pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(A) |
William R. Martin, Esq. | D.C. Bar Member – Private Practice, Criminal Law | Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court Chief pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(G) |
Dave Rosenthal, Esq. | Senior Assistant Attorney General, Public Safety Division, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia | Appointed by the The Attorney General for the District of Columbia pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(E) |
Nazgol Ghandnoosh | Co-Director of Research, The Sentencing Project | Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court Chief pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(H) |
Molly Gill, Esq. | Vice President of Policy, FAMM Foundation | Appointed by the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(I) |
Vacant | Vacant | Appointed by the Mayor pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(I) |
Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Esq. | D.C. Bar Member – Private Practice, Non-Criminal Law | Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court Chief pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(1)(G) |
The Honorable Brooke Pinto** | Chairman Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety for the District of Columbia | Appointed Chairperson of the Council committee that has oversight of the Commission within its purview pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(2)(E) |
Eric Glover, Esq.** | General Counsel, Department of Corrections | Appointed Chairperson of the Council committee that has oversight of the Commission within its purview pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(2)(A) |
Leslie Parsons ** | Assistant Chief of the Investigative Service Bureau at the Metropolitan Police Department | Appointed The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department or his or her designee pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(2)(B) |
Sonya D. Thompson** | Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons | Appointed Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or his or her designee pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(2)(C) |
Stephen J. Husk** | Case Operations Administrator, United States Parole Commission | Appointed Chairperson of the United States Parole Commission or his or her designee pursuant to DC Code 3-102(a)(2)(D) |
** Non-voting members of the Commission
Commission Staff
Staff Member | Title | Position Type | Hire Date |
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Linden Fry | Executive Director | Excepted Service | 11/8/21 |
Maeghan Buckley | Attorney Advisor | Excepted Service | 10/12/21 |
Emily Blume | Research Analyst | Excepted Service | 2/28/22 |
Mia Hebb | Staff Assistant | Excepted Service | 3/15/10 |
Taylor Tarnalicki | Statistician | Excepted Service | 4/3/17 |
Basil Evans | Information Technology Specialist | Excepted Service | 12/23/19 |
Brittany Bunch | Outreach Specialist | Excepted Service | 5/10/21 |
Keelin Herbst | Attorney Advisor | Excepted Service | 4/24/23 |
Nicholas McGuire | Attorney Advisor | Excepted Service | 4/24/23 |