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It and just always just tell him i'm there, and mean it and be there. >> he was there. gave him a second chance. to mark the occasion, ed mart elligott a monogrammed suitcase where he now works and perkins criminal law and he was successful because judge morrow did not just see him as a number. >> we will stay with the breaking news in florida. we expect to hear from the mayor of surfside. he will give an update on the search and rescue effort after the collapse there. governor ron desantis will be giving an update, as well and tomorrow, make sure you're back with us, and i'll be back in minne...

Morrow was there. after i got out of probation i walked into the courtroom and we developed a father/son relationship. i never had a father in the home, and i imagine if i did, this is what he would be like. >> after martel passed and his deeds as a criminal was long gone, it only made sense that the judge who saw his potential and not his past, would swear him in. >> edward francis martel, as a lawyer in the state -- >> what did moment mean to you? what did it feel like? it was full circle. just to reach the finish line, and then have him there to meet me and congratulate me and hug me and sw...

Sentence then? >> so i was facing a one to 20-year sentence for two counts. >> if life had been different -- >> the judge that sentenced him, judge morrow. judge morrow, what kind of judge are you? >> i am a hippie, 1960s, hardworking, believe in the best of people, loving on everybody i can type of judge. >> judge morrow's unconventional style, a source of controversy as he currently stands accused of using graphic and inappropriate language in the court, but when it came to martel, instead of sentencing him to prison time the judge put him on probation and issued a challenge. >> he said, mr....

Something much, much more. >> edward martel became edward martel esquire. >> i, edward martel, do solemnly swear. >> sworn into the michigan bar by judge bruce morrow. >> it is hereby ordered that edward francis martel be and is hereby admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor at law. [ cheering ] >> but it wasn't martel's first appearance in front of judge morrow. that was 16 years ago. >> what was on that lengthy rap sheet of yours? >> you know, was there anything from possessing of cocaine to delivery of crack cocaine and just a plethora of other violations. >> ed martel grew up in ...

Optimistic and lost. you know, it was pretty simple, and you know, i see my job as trying to provide opportunities for people that come in front of me to re-integrate them back into society and make them, assist them in trying to be everything that they want to be. >> and what did martel, a convicted felon want to be? a lawyer, but the community college where he enrolled suggested something else. heating and cooling. >> they're trained to, if you have a criminal record suggest the heating and cooling. we went back and forth and eventually they agreed to let me take the prerequisites for the pa...