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Congratulations to Judge Destry
Posted by: Brent Horst
December 12, 2007
Topic: A day in the life of a criminal defense lawyer
Twenty years ago I walked into the State Attorney's office in Clearwater Florida to begin my first day of work as an Assistant State Attorney for State Attorney Jimmy Russell. I was escorted to an office (to be fair it was more of a closet) only big enough for two desks to sit side by side. Seated at the other desk was Matt Destry who had also just started as an Assistant State Attorney. We spent many years as colleagues prosecuting cases from DUI to Drugs to Murder.
On Monday December 11, 2007 my friend began his first day as a Circuit Judge for the 17th Judicial District, Broward County, Fort Lauderdale Florida. You have come a long way since our first days in Clearwater Judge and I could not be prouder.
