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Commissioner of the U.S. Parole Commission

"The mission of the United States Parole Commission is to promote public safety and strive for justice and fairness in the exercise of its authority to release and supervise offenders under its jurisdiction." - The United States Parole Commission

Commissioner Cranston Mitchell was confirmed on August 7, 2009.  On July 28, 2009, the Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the Senate.

Commissioner J. Patricia Wilson Smoot was confirmed on September 16, 2010.  On July 20, 2010, the Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the Senate.
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Did You Know?  The U.S. Courts of Appeals were the first federal courts designed exclusively to hear cases on appeal from trial courts.  In an effort to relieve the caseload burden in the Supreme Court, and to handle a dramatic increase in federal filings, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1891, establishing nine courts of appeals, one for each judicial circuit.

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