The Polish American Legal Society (PALS) hosted a general meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Polish Village Cafe in Hamtramck.
PALS President and Wayne County 19th District Court Judge Richard Wygonik (right) was pleased to welcome guest speaker Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy (left).
In 1984 Worthy began her legal career at the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, and in 1989, she became the first African-American selected by the office as a special assignment prosecutor. In 1994, Worthy was elected to the Detroit Recorder’s Court (now the Wayne County Circuit Court).
On January 6, 2004, Worthy came full circle in her career and returned to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, this time as the Wayne County prosecutor, the first African American and the first female to hold the position.
