Appointment of Garfield Bobo as a Member of the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime

The President today announced his intention to appoint Garfield Bobo to be a member of the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime. This is a new position. Mr. Bobo has been serving as court assistant for the supreme court of the State of New York since 1970. He was in charge of staff and criminal records for the supreme court, Kings County, criminal division, in 1968-1970. He was with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal for the State of New York in 1967-1968. He is president of the Bedford Stuyvesant Improvement Association and is a member of the Urban League of Greater New York. Mr. Bobo resides in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was born April 30, 1917.