The Governor's Office stated: “Ashlie P. Shanley is currently the Chief Assistant District Attorney at the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office. Previously, she was an Assistant District Attorney and Safe Haven Special Victims Unit Lead Prosecutor at the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at North Carolina State University and her Juris Doctor at Campbell University School of Law.”

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Ashlie Shanley earned a Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina State University and a law degree from Campbell University School of Law.

The Governor's Office stated: “Ashlie P. Shanley is currently the Chief Assistant District Attorney at the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office. Previously, she was an Assistant District Attorney and Safe Haven Special Victims Unit Lead Prosecutor at the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at North Carolina State University and her Juris Doctor at Campbell University School of Law.

Ashlie Shanley currently works as chief assistant district attorney at the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office. She previously worked there as an assistant district attorney and as lead prosecutor for the Safe Haven Special Victims Unit.

In an August 26, 2022 announcement, the Governor's Office wrote: “Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the appointment of Ashlie P. Shanley to serve as District Attorney in Prosecutorial District 25, serving Cabarrus County. She will fill the seat to be vacated by the Honorable Roxann L. Vaneekhoven, who is retiring at the end of this month.

Ashlie was appointed in 2022 to serve as district attorney for Prosecutorial District 25, serving Cabarrus County, to fill a vacancy.

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Was appointed District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 25, serving Cabarrus County.

In an August 26, 2022 announcement, the Governor's Office wrote: “Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the appointment of Ashlie P. Shanley to serve as District Attorney in Prosecutorial District 25, serving Cabarrus County. She will fill the seat to be vacated by the Honorable Roxann L. Vaneekhoven, who is retiring at the end of this month.”

Served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office.

Served as Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office.

As Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office, she managed daily office operations, supervised staff prosecutors, helped to set legal policies, and stepped in for the elected District Attorney when needed.

Served as lead prosecutor for the Safe Haven Special Victims Unit in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office.

As lead prosecutor for the Safe Haven Special Victims Unit in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office, she focused on prosecuting sensitive and violent crimes.

- As Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office, she managed daily office operations, supervised staff prosecutors, helped to set legal policies, and stepped in for the elected District Attorney when needed.
- As lead prosecutor for the Safe Haven Special Victims Unit in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office, she focused on prosecuting sensitive and violent crimes.

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Discussing work on child homicide and sexual-assault cases, Shanley said: “You have to work with the other agencies in your community. You build that case together, you work with your hospital, you work with law enforcement, social workers in schools and mental health. Because if you don’t, you can prosecute the case, and we’ll do it and we’ll do it well, but if that child is not in a better position, by the time you finish, what are you really doing? And so that’s what I’ve learned, I’m going to continue to do that, oh, we’re going to prosecute cases we’re going to keep people safe. But our goal, if we can, is what if we could prevent the case from getting to our desk in the first place?”

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Asked about her goals for the coming four years, Shanley said: “I want to work on the violent offenders. I’ve had the opportunity to be in the community, like I said, meeting people, talking to parents and citizens. And what they appreciate about living here is that it’s a safe place to raise their families, and it’s a safe place to operate their businesses. And so we have to continue that, and how can we make it even better? And so we’re looking at with gun violence and violent offenders, let’s prosecute those cases, let’s make sure we are building the strongest cases possible.”

Asked what else could be done to help children and homicide cases, Shanley said: “And I’m excited, we’re going to work on violent offender cases, we’re going to attempt to decrease gun violence. We have an issue here for the first time in Cabarrus County where we have some gangs popping up. Well, we need to work together to stop that. You know, Ms. Vaneekhoven always said, and I always appreciated, criminals work together to commit crimes, we must work together to stop it. And so I’m looking forward for the next four years to working together as a community to stop crime and keep people safe.”

After explaining that some victims said they could have avoided an offense if they had known more before meeting the offender, Shanley said: “So we’re working diligently. We’re working in the schools, going to the community events, whatever we need to to make sure our citizens know what’s out there and how to protect themselves and I want to continue that.”

Wants additional assistant district attorneys and legal support staff for the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office.

After saying Cabarrus County's resources had not kept pace with its growth, Shanley said: “I believe we need more assistant DAs and more legal assistance. The employees we have here work hard, but they need some help. And so I’m going to be working to get them the resources they need. So we can really produce what our citizens are going to require.”

Plans to work with hospitals, law enforcement, schools, social workers, and mental-health providers to prevent child victimization and prosecute child-victimization cases.

Plans to prosecute violent-offender and gun-violence cases by building the strongest possible cases.

Seeks to prosecute violent-offender and gun-violence cases by building the strongest possible cases.

Calls for community collaboration to address gang activity, violent crime, and gun violence.

Plans to continue school and community education intended to help residents recognize threats and protect themselves.

Plans to continue school and community education, intended to help residents recognize threats and protect themselves.

- Plans to work with hospitals, law enforcement, schools, social workers, and mental-health providers to prevent child victimization and prosecute child-victimization cases.
- Seeks to prosecute violent-offender and gun-violence cases by building the strongest possible cases.
- Calls for community collaboration to address gang activity, violent crime, and gun violence.
- Plans to continue school and community education, intended to help residents recognize threats and protect themselves.

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As of January 5, 2026, Ashlie Shanley did not have a website or any information online.

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Ashlie Shanley

- Was appointed District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 25, serving Cabarrus County.
- Served as Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office.
- Served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office.
- Served as lead prosecutor for the Safe Haven Special Victims Unit in the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office.

As of January 5, 2026, Ashlie Shanley’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ashlie is the District Attorney for North Carolina’s 25th Prosecutorial District. She works at the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office, where she has been since her appointment in August 2022. She previously worked as a prosecutor in the Safe Haven Special Victim Unit of the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office, prosecuting homicide and sexual assault cases involving women and children for 18 years.

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As district attorney, Shanley represents the state in all criminal and some juvenile matters, prepares the criminal trial docket, and advises law enforcement officers in the district.

Said, "I’m looking forward for the next four years to working together as a community to stop crime and keep people safe."

Believes in prosecuting gun violence and violent offenders, and supports providing more resources and training for assistant district attorneys to build stronger cases.

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- The district attorney prosecutes all criminal cases filed in District and Superior Courts.
- They advise local law enforcement on which cases to pursue and how to collect proper evidence for those cases.
- The district attorney may institute court proceedings on behalf of the State, its agencies, or its citizens in any and all public interest matters. This means they play an important role in keeping the public safe.
The district attorney is elected for a four-year term in partisan elections. 

Prosecutes criminal cases and represents the state in local courts. 