Judge has happy reunion with former classmate-turned defendant

[Funny seeing you here: A different kind of school reunion/ABC]

In a different sort of school reunion, one South Carolina judge has had a touching encounter with a former classmate-turned convicted criminal.

Earlier this week, a cell phone camera caught Judge Mindy Glazer hugging Arthur Booth, when he was released from jail for an intervention program, reported WSVN.

Last year, Glazer recognized Booth in the courtroom, where he was being convicted on burglary charges, reported Fox News. The judge and the defendant had been classmates at a Florida middle school, and the chance emotionally-charged encounter went viral.

“I’m sorry to see you here,” the judge told Booth last year, according to Fox News. “I always wondered what happened to you, sir.”

According to WSVN, the judge told Booth she never wanted to see him in court again, while the former convict vowed to change his life.