Crime Commission

Commission Details

Board Website 
Board Website
Long Name 
Governor's Crime Commission
Department 
Public Safety
Governor Appointments 
27
Total Board Positions 
43
Cite Name 
N.C. Gen. Stat.
Cite Number 
§ 143B-1100
Ethics 
Yes
Term Length 
3 years
Purpose 
The Crime Commission advises the governor on matters related to the criminal justice system and makes recommendations for improving the justice system, protecting individual rights and promoting public safety. The commission has 37 voting members and 5 nonvoting members. The following members shall be appointed by the Governor from a list submitted by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, which list shall contain no less than three nominees for each position and which list must be submitted within 30 days after the occurrence of any vacancy in the judicial membership: the judge of superior court, the clerk of superior court, the judge of district court specializing in juvenile matters, and the chief district court judge.

Current Members


Member Name 
Term Start Date 
Term End Date 
Term Type 
Position 
Requirements 
Matthew C. Scott 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedVice-ChairDistrict Attorney
Angela Monell 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberKnowledge of juvenile delinquency and the public school system
Eleanor June Burns 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberCitizen Under Age 21 at the time of their appointment
Elena Faddoul 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberCitizen Under Age 21 at the time of their appointment
Bruce E. Stanley 3/1/20232/28/2026LimitedMemberRep. Of Private Juvenile Delinquency Program
Andrew D. Hendry 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberCitizen At-large
Tare Davis 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberCounty Government Official
Charles S. Blackwood 3/1/20232/28/2026LimitedChairCounty Government Official
Karen A. Howard 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberCounty Government Official
Courtney Banks-McLaughlin 3/1/20232/28/2026LimitedMemberMunicipal Government Official
Dontario Hardy 3/1/20232/28/2026LimitedMemberMunicipal Government Official
Elliott Abrams 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberDefense Attorney
Patrice V. Andrews 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberMunicipal Government Official
Thomas H. Lock 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberSuperior Court Judge
Erin S. Hucks 3/1/20232/28/2026LimitedMemberChief District Court Judge
Mary F. Covington 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberDistrict Court Judge/Juvenile Justice
Ginger Desiree Efird 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberClerk of Superior Court
Spencer B. Merriweather III 2/25/2025 Pleasure of The GovernorMemberGovernor`s Designee
Leto Copeley 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberAdvocate for victims of all crimes
Nisha G. Williams 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberRep. from a domestic violence or sexual assault program
Bobby F. Kimbrough 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberSheriff
Clarence F. Birkhead 3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberSheriff
J. Keith Stone 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberSheriff
Michael G. Yaniero 3/1/20232/28/2026LimitedMemberPolice Executive
Daniel L. House, Jr. 3/1/20232/28/2026LimitedMemberPolice Executive
Matthew James Cooper 3/1/20242/28/2027LimitedMemberPolice Executive
Julius H. Corpening II3/1/20252/28/2028LimitedMemberKnowledge of juvenile delinquency and the public school system


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