Public Hearing - February 12, 2025

 

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Washington, DC
 

Notice

Pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, a public hearing was held on Wednesday, February 12 beginning at 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. (EST) due to inclement weather.

The public hearing was held in the Commissioners Conference Room of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, NE, Washington, DC. The hearing was also live-streamed. Check back soon for a transcript of the event. 

The purpose of the public hearing was for the Commission to receive testimony from invited witnesses on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
 

 

 


Agenda and Witness Statements

Opening Remarks (10:30 a.m.)

Hon. Carlton W. Reeves
Chair             
U.S. Sentencing Commission 

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON CAREER OFFENDER, SIMPLIFICATION, AND FIREARMS OFFENSES

Panel I. Criminal Law Committee's Perspective 

Hon. Edmond E-Min Chang
Chair, Criminal Law Committee
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois

PROPOSED AMENDMENT ON CAREER OFFENDER

Panel II. Practitioners’ Perspectives 

Saritha Komatireddy
Deputy Chief of Appeals
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of New York

Shelley Fite
Sentencing Resource Counsel
Federal Public and Community Defenders

Susan Lin
Third Circuit Representative
Practitioners Advisory Group

Panel III. Stakeholders’ Perspectives 

Joshua Luria
Chair
Probation Officers Advisory Group

Hon. Ralph R. Erickson
Chair
Tribal Issues Advisory Group

Christopher Quasebarth
Chair
Victims Advisory Group

Stephen Russell

Break 

PROPOSED AMENDMENT ON SIMPLIFICATION

Panel IV. Practitioners’ Perspectives 

Kathleen Stoughton
Appellate Chief
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of South Carolina

Marianne Mariano
Federal Public Defender
Western District of New York

Natasha Sen
Chair
Practitioners Advisory Group

Lunch Break 

Panel V. Stakeholders’ Perspectives 

Joshua Luria
Chair
Probation Officers Advisory Group

Hon. Ralph R. Erickson
Chair
Tribal Issues Advisory Group

Christopher Quasebarth
Chair
Victims Advisory Group

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON FIREARMS OFFENSES AND CIRCUIT CONFLICTS

Panel VI. Practitioners’ Perspectives 

Paige Messec (Firearms)
Appellate Chief
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of New Mexico

Desiree Grace (Circuit Conflicts)
Criminal Chief
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of New Jersey

Vivianne Marrero (Firearms)
Assistant Federal Public Defender
District of Puerto Rico

Michael Carter (Circuit Conflicts)
Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of Michigan

Susan Lin (Firearms and Circuit Conflicts)
Third Circuit Representative
Practitioners Advisory Group

Panel VII. Stakeholders’ Perspectives 

Melinda Nusbaum (Firearms and Circuit Conflicts)
Vice Chair
Probation Officers Advisory Group

Hon. Ralph R. Erickson (Firearms and Circuit Conflicts)
Chair
Tribal Issues Advisory Group

Colleen Clase (Firearms and Circuit Conflicts)
Member
Victims Advisory Group

Panel VIII. Stakeholders' Perspectives (continued via Teams) 

Kyler Wallgren (Firearms)

Adjourn

 

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The Commission received public comment on proposed amendments and is currently accepting reply comment. Written reply comments, which may only respond to issues raised during the original comment period, should be received by the Commission not later than February 18, 2025. You may submit written reply comments through the Public Comment Submission Portal.

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