Nomination of Jasper R. Clay, Jr., To Be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Jasper R. Clay, Jr., to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission, Department of Justice, for a term of 6 years. He would succeed Oliver James Keller, Jr.

Since 1976 Mr. Clay has been commissioner of the Maryland Parole Commission. Previously, he was associate member of the State of Maryland Board of Parole in 1969-1976; district supervisor, Baltimore City District Office, Division of Parole and Probation in 1968; and staff specialist in training and development in the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation in 1966-1968.

He graduated from Morgan State University (B.S., 1954). He is married, has two children, and resides in Columbia, MD. He was born November 26, 1933, in Fairmont, WV.