Commission Members and Staff
Pursuant to DC Official Code § 3-102, the DC Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission is composed of fifteen voting members and five non-voting members. Of the fifteen voting members, at least one seat is appointed by the Mayor, the DC Council, and the Chief Judge of the Superior Court, respectively.
| Member |
Title |
| The Honorable Frederick H. Weisberg, Chair of the Commission |
Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
| Donald Braman, Esq. |
Appointed by the Council of the District of Columbia |
| The Honorable Harold L. Cushenberry |
Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
| Ronald Gainer, Esq. |
Appointed by the Council of the District of Columbia |
| Laura Hankins, Esq. |
Chief Legislative Counsel, Public Defender Service |
| Cedric Hendricks, Esq. |
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency |
| The Honorable J. Ramsey Johnson |
Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
| Renata Cooper, Esq. |
Special Counsel to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia |
| Michele Roberts, Esq. |
Criminal Defense Attorney (in private practice) |
| David Rosenthal, Esq. |
Senior Assistant Attorney General, Public Safety Division, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia |
| Julie Samuels |
Appointed by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court |
| Molly Gill, Esq. |
Appointed by the Council of the District of Columbia |
| Paul Butler, Esq. |
Appointed by the Council of the District of Columbia |
| Anne Seymour |
Appointed by the Mayor |
| Earl J. Silbert, Esq. |
Attorney (in private practice) |
| Maria Amato** |
General Counsel, Department of Corrections |
| Michael Anzallo** |
Assistant Chief, DC Metropolitan Police Department |
| Thomas R. Kane, PhD ** |
Assistant Director for Information, Policy and Public Affairs, Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| The Honorable Tommy Wells** |
Councilmember, Committee on the Judiciary, Council of the District of Columbia |
| Stephen J. Husk** |
United States Parole Commission |
** Non-voting members of the Commission
Commission Staff
| Staff Member |
Title |
| Barbara Tombs-Souvey |
Executive Director |
| Richard Schmechel |
Criminal Code Revision Project Director |
|
Thurman Sanders IV |
Data Management Specialist |
| Linden A. Fry |
General Counsel |
| Anu Shrestha |
Research Analyst |
|
Mia Hebb |
Staff Assistant |
| Michael Serota |
Attorney Advisor for Criminal Code Revision |
| Rachel Redfern |
Attorney Advisor for Criminal Code Revision |
| Leah Branch |
Staff Counsel for Criminal Code Revision |
| Jessica Peterson |
Staff Counsel for Criminal Code Revision |