Three kinds of representation
Ashley Garrett’s judicial biography lists both the Missouri Public Defender System and Jackson County’s counselor’s office. It also records private work in Overland Park with Sanders, Warren and Russell. There her practice included product liability and employment discrimination litigation. A professional name can recur in the record because an attorney has changed employers, clients and obligations. The caption of a single case cannot stand in for the whole career.
What the current directory supplies
Garrett studied English and Spanish at Clark Atlanta University and earned her law degree at the University of Arkansas in 2010. Jackson County’s directory identifies her as the associate circuit judge in Division 34. The scope of its published assignment extends from domestic matters to traffic. These are the records to consult when distinguishing Ashley Garrett from other people who share the surname.
Public discussion is poorly served by confusing one Garrett with another. I identify Ashley Garrett by her own career, appointment and division.
My interest as a litigant, a Mormon historian and an independent publisher is in accurate identification. Freedom of speech and the press means that a community can examine the history of its officials, including their exercise of power over religious and political questions.
Public records and sources