David Michael Pascoe (born March 2, 1967) is an American lawyer serving as the First Circuit Solicitor in the state of South Carolina since 2005.

[5] Pascoe is a Democrat but has spoken to numerous GOP groups around the state on issues of criminal justice and judicial reform.

[12] Pascoe continues to garner his reputation as being tough on violent offenders and successfully convicted and received death sentences on two murderers, Mikal Mahdi and Kenneth Justus.

[16] Pascoe accepted Attorney General Alan Wilson's designation as special prosecutor in the matter prior to a judge ruling on the recusal motion.

[17] Speaker Harrell was removed from office on October 22, 2014, and received a sentence of three years probation after pleading guilty to six counts of misuse of campaign funds.

[19] Approximately nine months later on July 17, 2015, the Attorney General's Office requested SLED forward the report to Pascoe for a prosecutive decision.

[25] The business at the center of the investigation is Richard Quinn and Associates and was at one time arguably the most powerful consulting company in the state.

In September 2018 Pascoe negotiated agreements with five of the state's most powerful corporations to settle potential criminal liability stemming from their dealings with Richard Quinn and Associates.

[25] On June 21, 2018, the State Grand Jury issued a comprehensive report that detailed its findings and conclusions after two years of investigation.

[27] Pascoe sought, and ultimately won the approval of the presiding judge of the state grand jury to publicly release the document without redactions.

[15] The report also discussed the prevalence of undisclosed "dark money" spent by large corporations to influence elections and the problematic relationship between the Attorney General and the targets of the investigation.

[35] The Supreme Court upheld Harrison's perjury conviction and 18 month prison sentence, but granted him a new trial on the other charges by a 3–2 decision.

[38] Pascoe noted in his letter that, "the presence of the Confederate battle flag in our sacred chapel is a moral stain that runs contrary to The Citadel's teachings.