Organization
In May 2000, former Mayor Purcell created the Criminal Justice Steering Committee which meets monthly to address current criminal justice policy and procedures and future needs of the Davidson County criminal justice system. Mayor Karl F. Dean continues to hold monthly CJSC meetings. In May 2005, Executive Order No. 021 was signed, establishing the Criminal Justice Planning Advisory Board, also meeting monthly, whose membership includes a Criminal Court Judge, a General Sessions Judge, the District Attorney, the Sheriff, the Public Defender, the Chief of Police, and the Criminal Court Clerk. A chair is elected annually. The Advisory Board Chair supervises the Criminal Justice Planning Director. The CJP Director supervises the other staff members of CJP. Originally CJP was administratively attached to the Public Defender's Office. As of July 1, 2003, CJP became an independent agency of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. In 2005 the Metropolitan Council passed an ordinance which established Criminal Justice Planning as a department of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
2007 Members of the Criminal Justice Steering Committee
Karl F. Dean, Mayor
Victor S. (Torry) Johnson, District Attorney
Ross Alderman, Public Defender
Leon Ruben, General Sessions Judge
Daron Hall, Sheriff
Ronal Serpas, Chief of Police
Steve Dozier, Criminal Court Judge
David Torrence, Criminal Court Clerk
Legal Staff Support: Sue Cain, Director of the Department of Law
Staff Support: Donna Blackbourne Jones, Director CJP
2007 Members of the Criminal Justice Planning Advisory Board
Victor S. (Torry) Johnson, District Attorney
Ross Alderman, Public Defender
Leon Ruben, General Sessions Judge
Daron Hall, Sheriff
Ronal Serpas, Chief of Police
Steve Dozier, Criminal Court Judge
David Torrence, Criminal Court Clerk
Legal Staff Support: Sue Cain, Director of the Department of Law
Staff Support: Donna Blackbourne Jones, Director CJP
Criminal Justice Planning Staff
Donna Blackbourne Jones, Director
Diane Latiolais, Statistical Research Analyst
Trina Schmidt, Research Analyst
Patsy Brown, Administrative Specialist