Denise J. Smyler | |
|---|---|
| General Counsel of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 20, 2015 – December 2019 | |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Jarad W. Handelman |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer C. Selber |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | New York University (B.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Denise J. Smyler is an American attorney and former General Counsel of Pennsylvania, who served on the executive staff of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. She was previously a member of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Board and an assistant district attorney.[1][2][3]
The first female counsel to a Philadelphia police commissioner and the first female to serve as counsel to a Philadelphia prison commissioner, she was also the third woman and first African American to be appointed as Pennsylvania's general counsel.[4]
In December 2019, she was appointed by Wolf to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.[5]
- ^ Field, Nick (8 January 2015). "PA-Gov: Wolf Announces More Cabinet Choices". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "The General Counsel". Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Wolf names 2 more choices as top advisers." Sharon, Pennsylvania: The Herald, January 9, 2015.
- ^ Pritchett, Valerie. "Woman serves as Pennsylvania governor’s lead attorney." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: WHTM-ABC 27, March 27, 2019 (retrieved online March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Wolf appoints Denise Smyler to Gaming Control Board." Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: The Shippensburg News-Chronicle, December 31, 2019 (retrieved online March 8, 2023).