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President Obama makes first appointment to US Sentencing Commission

By Douglas A. Berman

As this official press release from the White House, President Obama has made his first nomination to U.S. Sentencing Commission. Here are all the details from the press release: President Obama today nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. "Ms. Jackson has established herself as both a top-flight attorney and a dedicated public servant," President Obama said. "I am grateful for her willingness to serve and confident that she will be an unwavering voice for justice and fairness on the Sentencing Commission." Ketanji Brown Jackson, Nominee for Member of U.S. Sentencing Commission: Ketanji Brown Jackson, 38, is Of Counsel at Morrison & Foerster, LLP in Washington, D.C., where she has worked since 2007...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 23, 2009 (boomark / email).