Jill Mancini, a former Northampton County assistant solicitor, has won her wrongful termination suit against the county.
On Friday, a federal jury awarded Mancini $94,230.
Mancini sued the county after she was terminated at the beginning of last year.
She had been a a full-time assistant solicitor since 2007 and a part-time assistant district attorney in the county from 2001 to 2007.
The jury found that Mancini was a career service employee, not an at-will employee, and therefore had been deprived of a meaningful hearing before she was fired.
Mancini claimed her termination was politically motivated because she is a Democrat and County Executive John Brown, who took office last year, is a Republican.
The jury found that the county was at fault, but did not find any wrongdoing on the part of Brown or county solicitor Victor Scomillio.
The jury also agreed with the county that Mancini was not fired for political reasons.
Atty. Patrick Reilly, Mancini's lawyer, said he will be petitioning for attorney's fees, which are greater than the jury's award.
Atty. David Schwalm, who represented the county, could not be reached for comment.
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