John G. Brosky
Judge, former military officer, community leader
Born Aug. 4, 1920, Pittsburgh (PA), U.S.; son of Joseph and Rose; married Rose Fyderek; children: John, Carol, David.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1942, Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), 1949, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1968, University of Pittsburgh.
Career: assistant solicitor, Allegheny County (PA); judge, County Court of Allegheny County, 1956-61; judge, 1961-80, administrative judge, Family Division, 1970-80, Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County; faculty, Pennsylvania College of Judiciary; judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1980 -; retired. military officer.
Author: "Forward" Pennsylvania Child Custody Law, Practice and Procedure (legal treatise), 1977; article in Newsletter of Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, 1975.
Member of, i.a.: honorary advisor, American Biographical Institute; past board trustees member, Leukemia Society of America; board management member, past director, Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.); International Platform Society; American Bar Association (ABA); American Judicature Society; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Jagiellonian Law Society of Philadelphia (PA); American Cancer Society; past state president, Disabled American Veterans; past director, Pennsylvania Association of the Blind; Reserve Officers Association of the U.S.; American Legion; active member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Air Force Association; life member, 0X5 Aviation Pioneers; Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania; Boy Scouts of America; National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame (chairman, Pittsburgh chapter); past president, Pennsylvania Diving Association.
Honors, i.a.: Distinguished Judicial Service, Mason Juvenile Court Institute; National Certificate of Merit, Disabled American Veterans, 1958; Outstanding Service in the Field of Law, Chartiers Valley Jr. Chamber of Commerce, 1956; Man of the Year, Pittsburgh Jaycees, 1960, American Legion, 1978, American Biographical Institute, 1990, and Kosciuszko Foundation, 1991; Patriotic Civilian Service Award, Army Air Defense Command, 1965; Medal of Merit, Air Force Association, 1964, 1966; Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Army, 1965; Distinguished Service Medal, and Good Fellow award, Catholic War Veterans Association, 1971; president citations, Air Force Association, 1974, 1980, 1981; Pittsburgh Polonian of the Year, 1988; St. Thomas More Award, Allegheny County Bar Assn., 1989; listed in: Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, International Who's Who of Intellectuals, Two Thousund Notable Americans, International Register of Profiles, WorId Biographical Hall of Fame, Men of Achievement.
Served with: World War II, U.S. Army, Pacific Theater, Artillery, captain, 1942-46; United States Air Force (USAF), brigadier general; Pennsylvania Air National Guard, major general, 1966-80.
Affiliation: Democrat. Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: photography, flying, golf.
Office: Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2703 Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996