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Larry Basford, State Attorney

14th Judicial Circuit

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Lynelle Dowe Joins the State Attorney’s Office

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Admin SA

Press Release

The Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess announces that on August 5, 2019, Lynelle Dowe joined our Bay County office as an Assistant State Attorney in the Misdemeanor Division. Ms. Dowe obtained a B.S. in Biology-Pre Med and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and then went on to earn a J.D. from Barry University School of Law in Orlando. She previously worked as a Judicial Law Clerk/Staff Attorney in the 19^th Judicial Circuit in Martin and Okeechobee Counties, and as a Judicial Law Clerk in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. We welcome Ms. Dowe to the team!

For additional information, contact Chief Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford.