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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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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