Board and Commission Details

See below for general information about the organization's boards, information, purpose, and term length.
 

Sanford "Sandy" Krasnoff New Orleans Criminal Justice Council

Contact Information

Phone:	(504) 658-4040
Website:	https://nola.gov/office-of-criminal-justice-coordination/criminal-justice-council/
Board address:	City Hall 1300 Perdido Street New Orleans, LA 70112

Purpose

The Criminal Justice Coordination Council advises the Mayor and City Council on policy matters regarding crime control and criminal justice activities, and coordinates the administration of criminal and juvenile justice for the city. 

Composition

• The Mayor or their designee serves as Chairman;
• The two councilmembers at-large or their designees;
• One district councilmember is selected by the City Council;
• The Superintendent of Police or his/her designee;
• The District Attorney or his/her designee;
• One Criminal District Court Judge appointed by the Criminal District Court Judges en banc or his/her designee;
• The Clerk of the Criminal District Court or his/her designee;
• One Juvenile Court Judge appointed by the Juvenile Court Judges en banc or his/her designee;
• One Municipal Court Judge appointed by the Municipal Court Judges en banc or his/her designee;
• One Traffic Court Judge appointed by the Traffic Court Judges en banc or his/her designee;
• The City Attorney or his/her designee;
• The Chief Administrative Officer of the City of New Orleans or his/her designee;
• The Orleans Parish Sheriff or his/her designee;
• The Chief Defender of the Orleans Public Defender Program or his/her designee;
• The Coroner for Orleans Parish or his/her designee;
• The Director of the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center or his/her designee;
• The District Administrator for the Probation and Parole New Orleans District Office or his/her designee;
• The Regional Manager of the Office of Juvenile Justice/Jefferson Regional Office or his/her designee;
• The following citizen members are appointed by the Mayor and subject to approval by the Council:
  • One member of the New Orleans Business Council from a list of three recommendations of its chairman;
  • One member of Total Community Action from a list of three recommendations of its chairman;
  • One member of Women with a Vision from a list of three recommendations by its president; and
  • Three additional citizen representatives at-large

 

Current Composition:

Appointed By/Elected Official on Board	First Name	Last Name	Term Expires
The Mayor or her designee serves as Chairman	Tenisha	Stevens-Boyd	Ex-Officio
Councilmember At-Large or Designee	Helena	Moreno	Ex-Officio
Councilmember At-Large or Designee	Lesli	Harris	Ex-Officio
District councilmember selected by the City Council or Designee	Oliver	Thomas	Ex-Officio
The Superintendent of Police or Designee	Anne	Kirkpatrick	Ex-Officio
The District Attorney or Designee	Jason	Williams	Ex-Officio
One Criminal District Court Judge appointed by the Criminal District Court Judges en banc or their Designee	Tracey	Davillier	Ex-Officio
One Juvenile Court Judge appointed by the Juvenile Court Judges en banc or their Designee	Candice	Bates-Anderson	Ex-Officio
One Municipal Court Judge appointed by the Municipal Court Judges en banc or their or Designee	Robert "Bobby"	Jones	Ex-Officio
The Clerk of the Criminal District Court	Darren	Lombard	Ex-Officio
The City Attorney or Designee	Doneisha	Turner	Ex-Officio
Chief Administrative Officer or Designee	Joseph	Threat	Ex-Officio
The Orleans Parish Sheriff or Designee	Susan	Hutson	Ex-Officio
The Director of the Orleans Indigent Defender Program or Designee	Danny	Engleberg	Ex-Officio
The Coroner for Orleans Parish	Dwight	McKenna	Ex-Officio
Director of the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center or Designee	Dichelle	Williams	Ex-Officio
District Administrator for the Probation and Parole New Orleans District Office or Designee	Steve	Lassalle	Ex-Officio
Regional Manager of the Office of Juvenile Justice New Orleans/Jefferson Regional Office or Designee	Nakita	White	Ex-Officio
Appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council: One member of the New Orleans Business Council from a list of three recommendations of its chairman	Elizabeth	Boh	12/31/2021
Appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council: One member of Total Community Action from a list of three recommendations of its chairman	Thelma	French	12/31/2021
Appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council: one member of Women with a Vision from a list of three recommendations of its president	VACANT	VACANT	12/31/2019
Appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council: additional citizen representative at-large	Margaret	Washington	12/31/2020
Appointed by the Mayor, Subject to approval by the City Council, At Large	Raynard	Sanders	12/31/2021
Appointed by the Mayor, Subject to approval by the City Council, At Large	Ron	McClain	12/31/2021

Term Length

Ex-officio members serve terms concurrent with time in respective office. Citizen-members serve one year.

(Created by: Ord. No. 15344 M.C.S., Ord. No. 26316 M.C.S.)