Sentencing Guidelines Commission Members
The Sentencing Guidelines Commission consists of 20 voting members, 16 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
- four citizens (including one victims’ advocate)
The other four voting members serve in an ex officio capacity, by virtue of their positions in state government, including:
- Secretary of Corrections
- Assistant Secretary of Department of Social and Health Services – Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration
- Chair, Indeterminate Sentence Review Board
- Director of Office of Financial Management
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
| David Boerner, Commission Chair Professor Emeritus Seattle University School of Law Citizen Representative |
Timothy Killian Citizen Representative |
| The Honorable Ellen J. Fair, Vice Chair Snohomish County Superior Court Judge |
Adam Kline Washington State Senator |
| Sherry Appleton Washington State Representative |
The Honorable Dean Lum King County Superior Court Judge |
| The Honorable Stephen Warning Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge |
Lenell Nussbaum Attorney at Law |
| Lynne DeLano Indeterminate Sentence Review Board |
Mike Kawamura Director Pierce County Assigned Counsel |
| The Honorable John M. Meyer Skagit County Superior Court Judge |
Kirk Person Washington State Representative |
| Russell Hauge Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney |
Pam Roach Washington State Senator |
| John Lane Director's Designee Office of Financial Management |
Dan Satterberg King County Prosecuting Attorney |
| Bernie Warner Secretary Department of Corrections |
Mary Ellen Stone Executive Director King County Sexual Assault Resource Center |
| John Clayton Assistant Secretary Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration Department of Social and Health Services |
Sheriff Paul Pastor Pierce County Sheriff’s Office |
