Commissioner Rachel Stern

Rachel Stern, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings on June 29, 2026. Stern has been Deputy Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge I at the Board of Parole Hearings at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2021. She held multiple positions at the Board of Juvenile Hearings at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2010 to 2021 including, Executive Officer and a Youthful Offender Parole Board Representative. Stern was Staff Counsel in the Office of Legal Affairs at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2007 to 2010. She was an Associate Attorney at Williams and Associates from 2006 to 2007. Stern was a Law Clerk and Associate Attorney at LaPlante, Spinelli, & Donald from 2005 to 2006. She earned a Juris Doctor degree at University of Missouri, Columbia Law School and a Bachelor of General Studies at University of Missouri, St Louis.  

This position requires Senate confirmation.