Jasmine Twitty

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Jasmine Twitty (born December 4, 1989) is an American associate judge for the Easley, South Carolina municipal court. At the time of her appointment to the position of associate judge of the municipal court for the city of Easley, South Carolina in August 2015, [1] she was the youngest judge to ever be appointed or elected as a municipal court judge in U.S. history at the age of 25. [2] She held that distinction until 2021 when Matthew Bradley became the municipal court judge of Dinosaur, Colorado at age 24. [3]

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Education and career

Twitty graduated from the College of Charleston with a degree in political science. [4] She previously worked for the Greenville County Bond Court as a night clerk. After completing a training program and passing a certification examination, Twitty was sworn in as a judge at the age of 25. In South Carolina, summary court judges are not required to have a J.D. degree when appointed. [5]

Personal life

In addition to her career as a judge, she regularly volunteers at the Urban League of the Upstate. Twitty also was a founding member of a group dedicated to the professional development of women in the Upstate called "LeadHER". [4] In October 2020, she was featured in Forbes magazine's Trailblazer series for making judicial history. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ D.L. Chandler (28 August 2015). "Little Known Black History Fact: Jasmine Twitty". Black America Web.
  2. ↑ Mar, Michelle (29 August 2015). "Making History: Jasmine Twitty becomes youngest appointed judge in America". Black Star News. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Turner, Niki (28 May 2021). "Dino municipal judge one of youngest in U.S." The Herald Times.
  4. 1 2 "Youngest Judge in Easley History Inspires Upstate Youth". WSPA.com. 6 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Gershman, Jacob (18 May 2016). "Meet 26-Year-Old Judge Jasmine Twitty". Wall Street Journal.
  6. ↑ Bastian, Rebekah. "Trailblazers: Jasmine Twitty, Judicial History Maker". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-14.


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