Paul Hawkes

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Paul Hawkes
Chief Judge for the First District Court of Appeal
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Florida Student of Law
Paul Hawkes could have attended any number of
colleges and law schools in the country, but Paul
Hawkes chose to stay in Florida. In 1983, Paul
Hawkes graduated from University of South Florida
with his B.S. in Political Science, graduating
Cum Laude. Afterwards, Paul Hawkes attended
Florida State University College of Law.
Graduating with Honors in 1985, Paul Hawkes
turned around and used his Florida education for
the good of Florida, working as an Assistant
State Attorney before moving on to serve in the
State House of Representatives.
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Appellate Judge

• Florida Governor Jeb Bush chose to appoint
  Paul Hawkes as judge to the First District Court
  of Appeal in 2003. Already, Paul Hawkes had
  proven himself in Gov. Bush's Office of Policy
  and Budget, where Paul Hawkes served as Jeb
  Bushs first "efficiency czar." As an appellate
  judge, Paul Hawkes showed himself worthy of the
  post. In fact, Paul Hawkes was twice retained in
  this position by the voters in the 32 counties of
  North Florida that comprise the First District.
  Paul Hawkes would thus serve the First District
  Court of Appeal for nine years.

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Public Servant

• For most of his life, Paul Hawkes has been
  serving the people of Florida in various roles of
  public service. Paul Hawkes started out in the
  Florida House of representatives, after working
  for a short time as an Assistant State Attorney.
  From 1990 to 1994, Paul Hawkes gave all his time
  and energy to the Florida House of
  Representatives, serving his constituents in
  Districts 26 and 43, which encompass Citrus and
  parts of Marion and Hernando Counties.

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