From Sen. Phil Berger’s office:
Berger Announces Chairs for Judiciary II
Raleigh, N.C. ? Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced today new leadership for the Senate Judiciary II Committee for the 2011-2012 session of the General Assembly. Senators Austin Allran (R-Catawba), E.S. ?Buck? Newton (R-Wilson), and Warren Daniel (R-Burke) will serve as co-chairmen of the committee. The Senate Judiciary II Committee has traditionally overseen the state?s criminal justice system and laws.
Sen. Berger said, ?Senators Allran, Newton, and Daniel have the right combination of real world experience and perspective to bring fresh leadership to this committee.?
?Overseeing and reforming the criminal justice system is an important responsibility of the General Assembly. We will bring a keen awareness of the law as well as careful judgment and vigilance toward improving the system,? said Sen. Allran.
