Friends, colleagues, and relatives of Albert R. Murray filled the State Senate Chambers at the Georgia State Capitol on June 29, 2016, as the former Parole Board Chairman retired from state government.
Murray's long and distinguished career began with his work in his native state of Tennessee as a counselor in the early 1970's. He was promoted to assistant commissioner for the departments serving children and juveniles. He held that post for 16 years. A bold step in anyone's career followed when he left his home to take the job as the first commissioner of the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority, a new agency.
From 1997 - 2003, Murray worked to
"This is a better place to live and we are greater people because of Commissioner Murray."- Justice Benham
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