Michael F. Pietruszka
Judge, local and Polish community leader
Born Oct. 20, 1956, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of Walter and Dorothy (Lutomski); married Patricia (Joyce); child: Mark James.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (in political sciences) (magna cum laude), Canisius College, Buffalo, 1978; Juris Doctor (J.D.) (cum laude), Syracuse University College of Law (NY), 1981.
Career: private practice in law, Buffalo, 1982-87; assistant corporate counsel, 1983-86, director, Parking Enforcement Division, 1986-87, City of Buffalo; general counsel, Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, 1987; judge, City Court of Buffalo, 1988 -.
Author: executive editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1980-81; columnist "Our Law & You" in American - Polish Eagle, 1982-83, and "Columns of Justice" in Metro Community News, 1990; associate editor, Polish - American Journal, 1993 -.
Member of, i.a.: American Judges Association; American Bar Association (ABA); New York State Bar Association; New York State Association of City Court Judges; New York State Unified Court System Criminal Law Curriculum Development Committee; Erie County Bar Association; faculty member, New York State Judicial Seminar; director, Judges & Police Conference of Erie County; national director, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Kosciuszko Foundation (vice president, Western New York chapter); director, General Pulaski Association of the Niagara Frontier; in Buffalo - president, Advocates' Club of Western New York., incorporator, Buffalo - Rzeszow Sister Cities, Chopin Singing Society, Forest District Civic Association, 1990-91, Floss Avenue Men's Choir & Orchestra, Bailey - Delavan Community Services, Northwest Buffalo Community Center.
Honors: Jurist Citation of Honor, National Columbus Day Committee, 1988; Man of the Year, Pulaski Police Association, 1989; Human Relations award, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1990; Citizen of the Year, American - Polish Eagle, 1992; Certificate of Honor, New York State Bar Association, 1992,1993; presidents' awards, Advocates Club of Western New York, and Buffalo - Rzeszow Sister Cities, Inc., 1993; listed in Who's Who in American Law.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: travel, collecting books of Polish myths, legends, folktales and fairy tales, genealogy.
Office: City Court of Buffalo, 50 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.