By Scott Mitchell (AL) We are pleased to welcome several new members of the NCACC who have joined since the publication of the last issue of The Docket. Dan Brubaker recently became the Chief Operating Officer of the Michigan Supreme Court. He previously served for 13 years as the Chief Commissioner of that Court where he was…
Scott Mitchell, Clerk (AL) Congratulations to Lisa Collins, Clerk of the Utah Court of Appeals, Polly Brock, Clerk of the Colorado Court of Appeals, and Amy Wood, Clerk of the Arizona Court of Appeals – Division One, on their recent retirements. Lisa joined the Utah Court of Appeals in 2002 and became Clerk in 2005. A familiar and…
Danielle Drake, Chief Deputy Clerk, Delaware Supreme Court Danielle Drake joined the Delaware Supreme Court in 2021 and became Chief Deputy Clerk in 2023. Prior to coming to the Supreme Court, she worked for a spine surgeon. Danielle is married to Ryan and has a teenage son. Paul Tuttle, Clerk, Massachusetts Appeals Court Paul Tuttle…
Jean Kennett, an early and active member of the NCACC, passed away on December 30, 2023, at age 93. While Jean’s professional career began on a traditional path for women at the time, she be-came a trail blazer as the first female Clerk of the oldest appellate court in continuous existence in the Western Hemisphere,…
Retirement Job: Clerk of the Florida First District Court of Appeal, 1991-2017 Jon Wheeler, 79, was accompanied by the angels and saints to be with the Lord on May 17, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida. While the rest of his earthly body broke down, his heart endured, and he used the last weeks of his life…