Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Amy R. Hawthorne of Cape Coral to the 20th Judicial Circuit Court, covering Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties.
Hawthorne, 49, will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge John W. Dommerich.
Hawthorne has been a sole practitioner since 1998 and served as an assistant public defender with the Office of the Public Defender for the 20th Judicial Circuit from 1993 to 1998. She served as a general civil magistrate for the 20th Judicial Circuit from 2010 to 2011 and an alternate special master for the City of Cape Coral from 2003 to 2005.
Hawthorne received a bachelor's degree from Columbus State University and a law degree from the University of Florida.
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