On the morning of January 1st, I got up around 9:00, put on a suit and tie and headed to the South Texas College of Law to watch Mike Anderson be sworn in as Harris County District Attorney. I wasn't getting sworn in myself -- contrary to popular speculation I wasn't seeking my job back as a prosecutor. I just wanted to see an Office that had meant so much to me in my life put into the hands of a Leader who would do a good job of running it. Obviously, this blog has pretty much been devoted to that goal for the past four years or so. January 1, 2013 was a day that I have been waiting for since about May of 2008. I wasn't the only member of the Defense Bar who got up early in the morning on New Year's Day to see Mike Anderson sworn in. In addition to the Harris County prosecutors, investigators, and support staff there to be sworn in, there were plenty of District Attorney Alumni as well. I saw Mike Hinton, Brad Means, Chip Lewis, and Todd Leffler there. Judge