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Paetra Brownlee appointed to the Sixth DCA

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Judge Paetra Brownlee

Judge Paetra Brownlee

Gov. Ron DeSantis July 12 appointed Paetra Brownlee of Winter Park to serve as judge on the Sixth District Court of Appeal

Brownlee has served as a judge on the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court since her appointment by DeSantis in 2020. Previously, she was a partner at The Brownlee Law Firm, P.A. She received her bachelor’s degree from Emory University and her juris doctor from Florida State University College of Law.

Brownlee fills the judicial vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jay Cohen.

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