Oklahoma Pardon & Parole
Board Members
Board members may be contacted via email at Boardmembers@ppb.ok.gov or by leaving a voice mail message at 405-522-9227.
Honorable Richard A. Miller
Judge Miller was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board by the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals on January 4, 2023, and his first term will expire in January 2027. He was a former prosecutor in District 20.
Before his appointment he served:
Associate District Judge for Marshall County in the 20th Judicial District for 26 years.
On the Emergency Division of the Court of Criminal Appeals
Oklahoma Criminal Justice System Task Force.
Eleven years as a prosecutor in the 20th Judicial District
Years as an Active Retired Judge, by appointment of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Since 2018, Miller has served as Municipal Judge for the cities of Tishomingo and Madill in Johnston County.
Board of Directors of Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers for the past 17 years and served as the board's president.
1978 graduate of the Oklahoma University City School of Law, where he was a member of the O.C.U. Law Review.
National Judicial College
Former Municipal Judge for Madill and Tishomingo.
Filed for election to State Representative
Pardon and Parole Board appointee
Voted NO on Clemency for Richard Glossip on April 26, 2023
Dr. Edward Konieczny
Dr. Konieczny was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board by Governor J. Kevin Stitt on January 14, 2022. Governor Stitt reappointed Dr. Konieczny to a second term on January 20,2023, and his term will expire January 2027.
Dr. Konieczny retired at the end of 2021 as CEO/President/Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma where he oversaw all Episcopal Institutions, Schools, and Churches throughout the state of Oklahoma.
Prior to becoming a Priest and Bishop, Dr. Konieczny served:
Police Officer in Southern California. As a Police Officer he worked Uniform Patrol/Field Supervisor; Child Abuse/Sexual Assault Investigations; a Crime Task Force; Vice/Narcotics; taught the D.A.R.E. Program in local schools, and was cited for Meritorious Service on two occasions.
Holds an AA Degree in Administration of Justice
Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Masters of Divinity Degree; a Doctor of Ministry; and two Doctor of Divinity Degrees, Honoris Causa.
Voted YES on Clemency for Richard Glossip on April 26, 2023
Calvin Prince III
Mr. Prince was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board on January 20, 2023, and his term will expire in January 2027.
In 2012, Calvin Prince began working as an administrator of the Pontotoc County Specialty Courts program for the 22nd Judicial District of Oklahoma. This included adult drug court, juvenile drug court, mental health court, and misdemeanor court. He also administers court-mandated parent education classes on divorce.
Before his appointment he served:
The board for the Department of Corrections as vice-chair.
Vice-chair for the City of Ada Public Transit Services board
Former chairman of the board for Mercy hospital Ada.
Calvin Prince holds both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Human Resources Counseling from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
Voted YES on Clemency for Richard Glossip on April 26, 2023
Richard Smothermon
Mr. Smothermon was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma on July 8, 2021.
He was re-appointed to a second term on December 13,2022, and his second term will expire in January 2027.
Before his appointment he served:
General Counsel for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation before retiring from state service in 2018.
Elected District Attorney for the 23rd Judicial District, a position he held for 16 years.
Assistant District Attorney for the 7th Judicial District under former District Attorney Robert H. Macy.
He holds a B.A. (1988) and a Juris Doctorate degree (1991) from Oklahoma City University and is married to Connie Smothermon.
RECUSED from Clemency hearing for Richard Glossip due to his wife Connie Smothermon being the prosecutor accused of misconduct hin his case.
Cathy Stocker
Ms. Stocker was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board by Governor J. Kevin Stitt on March 31, 2022. Governor Stitt reappointed Ms. Stocker to a second term on January 20,2023, and her term will expire January 2027.
Before her appointment she served:
28 years as the elected District Attorney for District 4 until retiring in 2010
In July 2012 she was appointed by Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve on the Ethics Commission for the State of Oklahoma.
Appointed to a second five-year term by Attorney General Mike Hunter in 2017.
She also served as the chair of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission in 2014-2015, 2016-2017 and in 2020-2021.
Her educational background includes a B.A. in 1972 from the University of Oklahoma and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1975.
Voted NO on Clemency for Richard Glossip on April 26, 2023