Background
Ghent, Russell D. was born on August 16, 1951 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Ghent, Russell D. was born on August 16, 1951 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1973. Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, P.C. (Greenville, SC) specializing in Criminal Law, Litigation, Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1977, South Carolina. Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Victim Testimony in Sex Crimes Prosecutions," 34 South Carolina Law Review 583, 1982.
"State v. Diamond: Compelled Disclosure of an Informant's Identity," 36 South Carolina Law Review 443, 1985. Clerk to the Honorable William W. Wilkins, Junior Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, South Carolina, 1977-1981.
Assistant Solicitor, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, 1981-1985. Special Assistant United States. Attorney, 1984. Deputy General Counsel, United States Sentencing Commission, 1987.
Member: Greenville County, Spartanburg County and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar. (Resident, Spartanburg Office).
Member: Greenville County, Spartanburg County and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar. (Resident, Spartanburg Office).