Mike Anderson
As most of you in our courthouse community have probably heard by now, Harris County District Attorney Mike Anderson passed away overnight after a battle with cancer. As someone who practiced in front of him, campaigned for him, admired him, and considered him a friend, I don't think I can adequately express how heartbroken I feel. I know there are so many other attorneys and friends of Mike who knew him much longer and much better than I did, but I looked up to the man ever since I met him. When you're a young baby prosecutor, it is very easy to be intimidated by judges, but Mike was always the friendly judge. He conveyed to you that he was glad you were as interested in criminal law as he was, and his enthusiasm was contagious. Mike's enthusiasm was contagious because he was a born leader. I know that I have told the story here before about the first time I ever really had a conversation with Mike, but I'll tell it again. We were attending the fune