Background
Pennington, D. Ashley was born on November 30, 1955 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Son of Raymond Carroll and Maggie (Thurman) Pennington.
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D. Ashley Pennington
D. Ashley Pennington, American Defender. Bar: South Carolina. 1980, United States District Court South Carolina. 1982, Illinois 1984, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1984, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1984. Member American Bar Association, National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, South Carolina. Bar Association (criminal law section county 1989-1991), Charleston County Bar Association.
Education
Bachelor, College of Charleston, 1977;
Juris Doctor, University of Southern California, 1980.
Career
Assistant public defender, Richland County, Columbia, South Carolina., 1980-1983;
staff attorney, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, 1984-1988;
deputy public defender, Charleston, South Carolina., 1988-1991;
executive director, public defender, Charleston, South Carolina., since 1991. Pro bono researcher Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, 1984.
Achievements
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D. Ashley Pennington has been listed as a noteworthy Defender by Marquis Who's Who.
Membership
Member American Bar Association, National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, South Carolina. Bar Association (criminal law section county 1989-1991), Charleston County Bar Association.
Connections
Married Robin Jean Maurer, December 25, 1979. Children: Joy, Sean.
- Father:
- Raymond Carroll Pennington
- Mother:
- Maggie (Thurman) Pennington
- Spouse:
- Robin Jean Maurer
- child:
- Sean Pennington
- child:
- Joy Pennington
