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Barry County Circuit Court Judge resigns

Barry County Circuit Court Judge Amy McDowell has stepped down, her last day at work was September 6th, 2019 according to the court administrator.  Judge McDowell’s retirement from the bench will become official when Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally accepts her letter of resignation.

 

McDowell was originally appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder in June, 2011 following the retirement of Judge James Fisher. She was subsequently elected in 2012, and then re-elected to a six-year term in 2014. Before that, McDowell was an attorney in Barry County for over 17 years. She  held positions with the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office as Assistant Prosecutor, Chief Assistant Prosecutor, City of Hastings Attorney, Juvenile Drug Court Attorney, and an Adjunct Professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School.  She was the Judge for Barry County’s Adult Drug Court and implemented the Swift and Sure Sanctions Program.

 

There is no information available yet on how or when the court vacancy will be filled.
 

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