Dunwoody appoints two judges

Two new judges have been appointed by Mayor Ken Wright to the municipal bench in Dunwoody.

Michael Hawkins and Kenneth Wickham will serve as part-time judges for court hearings in the city.

Hawkins, who earned his law degree from Emory University, is the principal attorney for the Hawkins Law Firm.

Wickham, a graduate of Marshall Law School, is the chief judge for Norcross Municipal Court and a visiting judge in Gwinnett Recorders Court.

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