Judge Bryan receives sendoff in Friday retirement ceremony

Lake City Mayor Stephen Witt (left) presents retired Third Judicial Circuit Judge Paul S. Bryan with a proclamation honoring Bryan for his three decades of service. (ESTA EBERHARDT/Special to the Reporter)
Lake City Mayor Stephen Witt (left) presents retired Third Judicial Circuit Judge Paul S. Bryan with a proclamation honoring Bryan for his three decades of service. (ESTA EBERHARDT/Special to the Reporter)

Judges, law enforcement officers, friends, family and supporters from the area piled into Courtroom 1 at the Columbia County Courthouse on Friday to celebrate, commemorate and honor three decades of w…