President Obama Nominates Two Candidates Recommended by Norton to U.S. Parole Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was gratified that President Obama has nominated her recommendations to fill the two vacancies for commissioners on the U.S. Parole Commission (USPC): Almo Carter, a Staff Attorney for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS); and Larry Glenn, Chief U.S. Probation Officer for the District of the Virgin Islands. President Obama, like President Clinton, granted Norton senatorial courtesy for several USPC vacancies because the District has been under its jurisdiction since the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. Norton recommended Carter and Glenn from a number of candidates screened by her Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission, which is comprised of D.C. residents from all eight wards.

“I appreciate the close attention President Obama has given to nominating these highly qualified candidates to serve on the U.S. Parole Commission, which by and large serves D.C. residents,” Norton said. “Both Ms. Carter and Mr. Glenn bring valuable expertise and management experience that will prepare them to be successful in their work for D.C. residents on the U.S. Parole Commission. I look forward to supporting their nominations to ensure they are quickly confirmed by the Senate.”

Almo Carter has served as a Staff Attorney for PDS since 1999. After graduating from Howard University School of Law in 1998, Ms. Carter clerked for a judge on the D.C. Superior Court. Prior to law school, she worked as associate director of a children’s advocacy and service provider for three years. Ms. Carter received a B.A. from the University of Maryland. Ms. Carter is a long-time D.C. resident.

Larry Glenn has worked in the federal criminal justice system for the last 25 years, primarily as a U.S. probation officer. For the past year, Mr. Glenn has been the Chief U.S. Probation Officer for the District of the Virgin Islands, where he previously worked for nine years as the Supervising U.S. Probation Officer. Before his current position, Mr. Glenn also worked as a hearing examiner at USPC. He received a B.S. from Saint Paul's College. Mr. Glenn has committed to becoming a D.C. resident if confirmed by the Senate.