Buckner has a Graduate Degree from Brenau University.
Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Robert E. Keller to the Board in 2007. Prior to joining the Board Keller served as executive council -- and also as chairman -- for the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia. Keller has been on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System and the Georgia Code Revision Plan Committee. He has a law degree from Emory Law School.
In May 2010, Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Albert Murray to the Board, and Murray was elected to the position of Vice Chairman -- a position which he began serving in July 2010. Prior to that appointment Murray had a successful career in Tennessee and Alabama in the field of corrections. Murray was the longest serving juvenile justice commissioner in the history of the state of Georgia, having served in that position from January 23, 2004, to May 14, 2010. His legacy at the DJJ includes strengthening community programs and ending the U.S. Department of Justice's oversight of the Georgia Department of...
Barnard brings a wealth of experience to the Board. During the 8 years he served as an elected representative he had a hands-on relationship with every piece of legislation introduced into the Georgia Legislature that was linked to corrections. One of Barnard's exemplary accomplishments while a legislator was to guide through the bill that established the State Sex Offenders Registry and Sexual Predators Review Board. Citizens in Georgia today can use their computers and with one click from the computer's mouse they can determine the location of convicted sex offenders in their neighborhood or community. Barnard graduated from Atlantic Community College and has been a successful businessman as well.
Works Cited
State Board of Pardons and Paroles. (2011). Board Members. Retrieved April 11, 2011, from http://www.pap.state.ga.us.
State Board of Pardons and Paroles. (2011). Mission Statement. Retrieved April 11, 2011, from http://www.pap.state.ga.us.
