Carl L. Bucki
Lawyer, judge, Polish community leader
Born Jul. 11, 1953, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of John and Adeline (Graczyk); married Deborah (Bruch); child: Craig.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1974, Juris Dooctor (J.D.), 1976, Cornell University, Ithaca (NY).
Career: confidential assistant, New York State Court of Appeals, 1976-77, attorney, partner, Moot & Sprague, 1977-90, Cohen, Swados, Wright, Hanifin, Bradford & Brett, 1990-93, judge, U.S. Bankrupcy Court, Western New York District, 1993 -, Buffalo.
Author: editor, New York Bar Association Newsletter, 1986-88, The American Constitution from Polish Ethnic Perspective, 1990; articles in: The American Bankrupcy Law Journal, 1992, and Pitfalls of Practice Handbook, 1993.
Member of: president, Polish Community Center of Buffalo, 1978-80; president, Professionals & Businessmen's Association, Buffalo, 1981-82; past national attorney and president, Branch 4, Polish Union of America, Buffalo; president, St. Gregory the Great School Board, East Amherst; New York State Bar Association (chairman, Young Lawyers section, 1988-89, House of Delegates member, 1989-91, Nominations Committee member, 1990-93); American Bar Association; Erie County Bar Association; Advocate's Society of Western New York; board managers member, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.
Honors: Citizen of the Year, American - Polish Eagle, 1976; listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Language: English.
Hobbies: writing, reading, history.
Home: 225 Halston Pkwy., East Amherst, NY 14051.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996