Attorney Pennie M. Thrower has announced she will run for District Court Judge in Gaston County in November 2012. She will seek the seat currently held by Thomas G. Taylor. Thrower has practiced law in Gaston County since 2000.
Thrower holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UNC-Greensboro and received her law degree from Campbell University in 1996. She was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1996. Thrower was hired by then District Attorney Michael K. Lands in 2000 to prosecute domestic violence cases, and served as an Assistant District Attorney in Gaston County from 2000 to 2003. She opened her own general law practice in 2004, and additionally has served as the Dallas Town Attorney since 2006. Her community activities include past President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Gaston County Bar Association, past President of the Dallas Optimist Club, past President of the Gaston County Museum Board of Directors, past Treasurer of the Junior League of Gaston County. She currently serves as Vice President of the Gaston Family Health Services Board of Directors, on the Executive Committee for the North Carolina Conference of Bar Presidents, and on the Board of Trustees of First United Methodist Church.
“I consider being a District Court Judge as my next step in public service. I have a passion for our legal system, for the integrity of the judicial system in Gaston County, and for the safety and well-being of the good citizens of this county,” Thrower said. “My experience as an Assistant District Attorney and in private practice, as well as the many community service leadership roles I have held in Gaston County, will equip me well to be a District Court Judge.”
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