Alameda Resident Appointed to $142,000 State Board Position

ALAMEDA, CA — Alameda resident Troy Taira, 56, has been appointed to a three-year term on the state Board of Parole Hearings by Gov. Jerry Brown. His appointment requires Senate confirmation. Commissioners are paid $142,095, according to the governor's office.

Taira served as staff counsel and prosecutor for the U.S. Coast Guard and a senior staff attorney at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security between 1992 and 2009.

He was in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1988 to 1992 and graduated from the University of California at Davis School of Law.

The Board of Parole Hearings is composed of 12 full-time commissioners appointed by the governor for staggered three-year terms.

Commissioners conduct life prisoner parole suitability hearings for adult offenders. They hold a monthly public session to review cases referred by the governor, and travel to prisons throughout the state to
conduct on-site parole hearings.

-Bay City News contributed to this report; Image via Shutterstock