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

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

Gilbert

Montano

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

Charles

West

12/31/2020

Appointed by the Mayor, Subject to approval by the City Council, At Large

Kenneth J. 

Dorsey, Sr.

12/31/2021

Appointed by the Mayor, Subject to approval by the City Council, At Large

Ernest 

Johnson

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.)