T H E STATE O F GEORGIA 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
BY THE G O V E R N O R : 
On August 30, 1999, a 90-day Commission on Certainty in Sentencing was established by Executive Order. 
The Governor's Commission on Certainty in Sentencing (hereinafter "the Commission") is hereby recreated and the following persons are appointed as members of the Commission to serve at the pleasure of the Governor: 
The Honorable Martha C. Christian Judge of Superior Court Macon Judicial Circuit 
310 Bibb County Courthouse 
Macon, Georgia 31201 
The Honorable Betty Ann Cook State Board of Pardons and Paroles 2 Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. 5thFloor, East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4909 
The Honorable Terry T. Everett Public Defender Houston County P.O. Box 474 Perry, Georgia 3 1069-0474 
The Honorable Robert E. Flournoy, Jr. Senior Judge of Superior Court Cobb Judicial Circuit 30 Waddell Street Marietta, Georgia 30090-9643 
The Honorable Loring A. Gray, Jr. Chief Judge of Superior Court Dougherty Judicial Circuit P.O. Box 1827 Albany, Georgia 31702-1827 
 
 The Honorable Jasper W. Harvey Attorney at Law 161 East Cherry Street Jesup, Georgia 31546 
The Honorable Brenda Hoffmeyer Victim Witness Program Director Conasauga Judicial Circuit P.O. Box 953 Dalton, Georgia 30722-0953 
The Honorable Robert E. Keller District Attorney Clayton Judicial Circuit Harold R. Banke Justice Center 9151 Tara Boulevard, 4" Floor Jonesboro, Georgia 30236-3651 
The Honorable Ronald H. Kimball Sheriff Haralson County 224 Holly Street P.O. Box 309 Buchanan, Georgia 30113 
The Honorable John R. Martin Attorney at Law 44 Broad Street, NW Suite 500 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 
The Honorable Walter J. Matthews Judge of Superior Court Rome Judicial Circuit 320 Floyd County Courthouse Three Government Plaza Rome, Georgia 30161 
The Honorable Bobby D. Moody Chief of Police Marietta Police Department 150 Haynes Street Marietta, Georgia 30060 
The Honorable John E. Morse, Jr. Judge of Superior Court Eastern Judicial Circuit 2 13 Chatham County Courthouse 133 Montgomery Street Savannah, Georgia 31401 
 
 The Honorable James W. Oxendine Judge of Superior Court Gwinnett Judicial Circuit Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045 
The Honorable Penny Brown Reynolds Judge of State Court Fulton County 185 Central Avenue, SW T3705 Justice Center Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30303 
The Honorable Lydia Jackson Sartain District Attorney Northeastern Judicial Circuit P.O. Box 1690 Gainesville, Georgia 30503-1690 
The Honorable Herman L. Sloan Chief Assistant Solicitor General Office of the Solicitor General Fulton County Courthouse, 3rdFloor 160 Pryor Street, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3486 
The Honorable William J. Wetherington Commissioner Georgia Department of Corrections Twin Towers East, Room 758 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4900. 
The Chair of the Judiciary Committee of the Georgia Senate and the Chair of the Judiciary Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives shall serve as ex officio members of the Commission. 
The Commission shall design a structured sentencing system for the state, monitor and evaluate the performance of the system, and develop other sentencing and correctional recommendations, policies and programs as requested by the Governor. 
The goals of the structured sentencing system are: 
To establish certainty in sentencing by ensuring that sentences imposed by the courts will determine the sentences offenders actually serve; 
 
 To maintain meaningful judicial discretion in the imposition of sentences and sufficient flexibility to permit individualized sentences based on the circumstances of each case; 
To concentrate current and planned prison capacity on the incarceration of violent, sex and career offenders; 
To establish a comprehensive range of correctional options in each region of the state that ensures offenders receive the most appropriate penalties; and 
To ensure that there exist no unwarranted differences in sentences between offenders who have committed similar offenses and have similar criminal histories. 
Judge Walter J. Matthews, Judge Penny Brown Reynolds, and District Attorney Robert E. Keller shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Commission. 
Meetings of the Commission shall be held at such times and places as designated by the Co-Chairs. 
Staff support will be provided by the Office of the Governor, the Office of Planning and Budget, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, the Georgia Department of Corrections, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse division of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and may be provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Council of Superior Court Judges, and the Office of the Attorney General. 
The Commission shall be administratively attached to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses in accordance with state regulations. 
So ordered, this 6thday of December, 2001 
cGOVERNOR 
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY