Background
Penn, Philip Julian was born on May 11, 1955 in Anchorage. Son of Percy Junius and Jeanne Naomi (Johnson) Penn.
Penn, Philip Julian was born on May 11, 1955 in Anchorage. Son of Percy Junius and Jeanne Naomi (Johnson) Penn.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). North Carolina Central University (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Law clerk Henry E. Moss/Paul C. Bland, Durham, North Carolina, 1981. Private practice, 1981, 83-84. Partner Sloan, Moss & Penn, 1982.
Associate attorney Malone, Brown & Matthewson, P.A., 1982. Federal judicial law clerk to Honorary Richard C. Erwin United States District Court, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1982-1983. Appeals referee North Carolina Employment Security Commission, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1984-1987.
Assistant public defender 26th Defender District, Charlotte, 1987-1992. Assistant attorney general Virgin Islands Government, St. Croix, 1992-1993. Manager Know Bookstore, 1995.
Private practice Charlotte, 1996-1998. Staff attorney Children's Law Center, since 1998. Board directors chairman legislation and legal issues committee North Carolina Gov's.
Waste Management Board, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1991-1992. Advisory board member Mecklenburg Community Corrections, Charlotte, 1992.
Board directors Neighborhood Justice Center, Winston-Salem, 1987, Recovery Inc., Charlotte, 1994, Portraits of Color, 1996. Mentor Queens College, Charlotte, 1990-1992. Facilitator New Options for Violent Actions, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1992.
Board directors Mecklenburg County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, 2000-2003, Southern Regional Defender Conference, since 2002. Member North Carolina Bar Association (member council juvenile justice and children's rights section), Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi (lieutenant strategus 1990).
Married Rita Elaine Edwards, February 20, 1993.