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Penny Brown Reynolds (born 1961) is an American attorney.

As of 2024, she is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, leading the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. at the The United States Department of Agriculture.[1] She concurrently serves as USDA’s Chief EEO Officer; [2] having previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights from November 2023 to July 2024.[3] She previously served as a trial court judge and was the first African American Executive Counsel to Georgia’s Governor and Chief of Staff and Executive Counsel to Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor.[1]

Early life and education

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Brown Reynolds is a native of Louisiana. She graduated from East St. John High School[4] in 1979, where she was Student Body President. Brown Reynolds earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University, a Master of Arts, Religious Education from the Interdenominational Theological Center, a Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law, a Ph.D. from Nova Southeastern University, and an Executive Education Certificate in Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School.[5]

Career

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Brown Reynolds has served in all branches of local, state, and federal government, as well as the judiciary. Her career in law has included serving for nearly a decade as a trial court Judge in Fulton County State Court[6], Atlanta, Georgia, where she was appointed as one of the youngest judges in Georgia’s history.[7]

Brown Reynolds served as President and CEO of a consulting firm.[8] In 2019, Brown Reynolds received a dual appointment[9] with the University System of Georgia.

Brown Reynolds is the founding Chair of the Judicial Section[10][failed verification] of the Gate City Bar Association, an affiliate of the National Bar Association.

References

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  1. ^ a b "OASCR Leadership | USDA". www.usda.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ "Federal Agency EEO Directors". US EEOC. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ "Reflections from the Road: USDA Engages the Southeast with Regional Equity Convening in Georgia | USDA". www.usda.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. ^ special.to (2016-02-10). "Judge Penny comes back home". L'Observateur. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  5. ^ "Leadership Immersions | Executive Education". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  6. ^ "State Court". fultoncountyga.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  7. ^ "Judge Penny Brown Reynolds | National Association of Counties". www.naco.org. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  8. ^ Sep 23; Personalities, 2020 | (2020-09-23). "Judge Penny Brown Reynolds - National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc". Retrieved 2024-08-29. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ special.to (2022-10-01). "LaPlace native appointed to senior staff position in Washington D.C." L'Observateur. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  10. ^ "Gate City Bar Association Judicial Section | Atlanta, Georgia | Gate City Bar Association Judicial Section | Atlanta, Georgia". Retrieved 2024-08-29.
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