Buckner Leaving Department Of Juvenile Justice

October 3, 2012 13:01 pm

by Buzz Brockway · 5 comments

    Gail Gale Buckner will leave the Department of Juvenile Justice on November 1 to reportedly become a Chief Magistrate.

    Buckner, a career law enforcement officer, also told employees that she had already been scheduled to retire in Nov. 2011 when Gov. Nathan Deal appointed her to lead the DJJ.

    The day Deal announced the appointment, Nov. 7, 2011, an inmate was beaten to death at Augusta’s youth detention center, amidst agency-wide safety and security deficiencies.

    “I have stayed with DJJ until that crisis was corrected and I am satisfied the agency is operating on a stable path,” she said.

    Buckner now is “to be named Murray County Chief Magistrate,” according to a DJJ statement.

    The DJJ Board has a special meeting tonight.

      { 5 comments }

      Scarlett October 3, 2012 at 2:22 pm

      That’s Gale Buckner, not Gail Buckner. FYI.

      SallyForth October 3, 2012 at 5:03 pm

      Thanks for clearing that up. I was scratching my head, wondering when Deal(R) appointed Gail(D) to anything higher than latrine duty.

      dirL October 3, 2012 at 2:48 pm

      I thought “devotion + doubt” was a great album and “Since” is also one of my favorites…

      Spacey G October 3, 2012 at 5:03 pm

      Good of you to link back to the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange! :)

      greencracker October 3, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      +1

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