Governor Brown Announces Appointments

Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments.

Cynthia Fritz, 39, of San Ramon, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. Fritz has served as a deputy commissioner with the board since 2009. Previously, Fritz served as a deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice from 2007 to 2009 and as a deputy attorney with the California Department of Transportation from 2000 to 2007. She served as an associate attorney in private practice from 1997 to 1999. Fritz was admitted to the California State Bar in 1999. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,185. Fritz is a Republican.


Juliet Macaulay, 43, of Yorba Linda, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. Macaulay has served as a deputy commissioner with the board since 2004. Previously, Macaulay was an attorney in private practice from 1997 to 2004 after serving as a law clerk from 1995 to 1997. Macaulay was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1991 and the California State Bar in 1997. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,185. Macaulay is a Democrat.

Gilbert Robles, 53, of Arcadia, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. Robles retired as a parole agent from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation after serving with the department from 1988 to 2010. Robles also served as a youth counselor in the California Youth Authority from 1984 to 1988. He holds a Master of Arts in psychology from Pepperdine University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,185. Robles is a Democrat.