Clerk carries a big hammer

Smart lawyers already know this: Be nice to the courthouse clerks.

As you can tell from this photo, Lee County Clerk of Court Linda Doggett knows how to wield a sledgehammer — in heels and with a smile.

Actually, Doggett is smiling in this picture because contractors are building a passageway on the second floor of the Justice Center in downtown Fort Myers. As the Clerk, Doggett took the ceremonial first swing at the wall that separates those areas.